Miller Creek: Barstovian, Nebraska
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Allomys stirtoni
Klingener 1968
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= informal Barstovian allomyine stirtoni
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Gomphotheriidae
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Gomphotherium sp.
Burmeister 1837
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Mustelidae indet.
Fischer 1817
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Aelurodon cf. wheelerianus
(Cope 1877)
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= Aelurodon cf. ferox
Leidy 1858
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Tomarctus temerarius
(Leidy 1858)
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= Paratomarctus temerarius
Leidy 1858
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
| not discussed by Wang et al. 1999 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Anchitherium sp.
von Meyer 1844
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= Anchitheriinae indet.
Leidy 1869
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Anchitheridae | ||||||||||
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Parahippus cognatus
(Leidy 1858)
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Archaeohippus sp.
Gidley 1906
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Merychippus insignis
Leidy 1856
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Aphelops cf. megalodus
(Cope 1873)
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Mammalia
- Merycoidodontidae
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cf. Ticholeptus sp.
Cope 1878
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Mammalia
- Tayassuidae
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Dyseohyus xiphodonticus
(Barbour 1925)
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= Prosthennops xiphodonticus
Barbour 1925
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
| recombined as Stirtonhyus xiphodonticus | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Camelidae
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Protolabis cf. gracilis
(Leidy 1858)
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Aepycamelus robustus
(Leidy 1858)
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Mammalia
- Moschidae
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Blastomeryx gemmifer
(Cope 1874)
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Mammalia
- Antilocapridae
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Merycodus necatus
Leidy 1854
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Ramoceros sp.
Frick 1937
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Mammalia
- Leptomerycidae
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Pseudoparablastomeryx sp.
Frick 1937
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Mammalia
- Palaeomerycidae
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Dromomeryx cf. borealis
(Cope 1877)
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Mammalia
- Talpidae
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cf. Scalopoides sp.
Wilson 1960
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Mammalia
- Soricidae
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Heterosorex sp.
Gaillard 1915
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= Pseudotrimylus sp.
Gureev 1971
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Mammalia
- Erinaceidae
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Untermannerix copiosus
Rich 1981
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Parvericius montanus
Koerner 1940
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Ochotonidae
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Hesperolagomys fluviatilis
Storer 1970
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Russellagus vonhofi
Storer 1970
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Hypolagus parviplicatus
Dawson 1958
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Mylagaulidae
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Mylagaulus laevis
Matthew 1902
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= Mylagaulidae indet.
Cope 1881
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Zapodidae
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Megasminthus gladiofex
Green 1977
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Copemys niobrariensis
(Hoffmeister 1959)
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| synonym of Copemys longidens | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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Sciuropterus sp.
Cuvier 1825
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= Petauristodon sp.
Engesser 1979
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Eutamias ateles
Hall 1930
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= Tamias ateles
Hall 1930
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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Monosaulax curtus
(Matthew and Cook 1909)
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Heteromyidae
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Cupidinimus nebraskensis
Wood 1935
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Lignimus cf. montis
Storer 1970
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Eomyidae
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Eomyidae indet.
Winge 1887
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Nebraska | County: | Knox |
| Coordinates: | 42.6° North, 98.0° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 43.1° North, 94.7° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 | ||
| *Period: | Tertiary | ||
| Key time interval: | Barstovian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 16.30000 - 12.50000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | bulk,sieve |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Museum repositories: | UNSM |
Metadata
| Also known as: | UNSM Kx-134 | ||
| Database number: | 18261 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | J. Alroy |
| Modifier: | J. Alroy | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 1992-08-05 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2011-03-27 22:35:37 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1992-08-05 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 3510. | M. R. Voorhies. 1990. Vertebrate biostratigraphy of the Ogallala Group in Nebraska. In T. C. Gustavson (ed.), Geologic Framework and Regional Hydrology: Upper Cenozoic Blackwater Draw and Ogallala Formations, Great Plains 115-151 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot] |
Secondary references:
| 6294 | J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Kouvari] |