Sharps (SDSM V-541): Geringian, South Dakota
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Capatanka cankpeopi
Macdonald 1963
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3 specimens | |||||||||
= Capatanka gaulodon
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
confirmed by Xu 1996 | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Rhineuridae
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Macrorhineura skinneri n. gen., n. sp.
Macdonald 1970
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Nothocyon lemur
(Cope 1879)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Cynarctoides lemur | ||||||||||
confirmed by Wang et al. 1999 | ||||||||||
Otarocyon cooki
(Macdonald 1963)
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Wang et al. 1999 | |||||||||
Hesperocyon leptodus
(Schlaikjer 1935)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
includes "Nothocyon geismarianus" and "Cormocyon sp." of of Wang and Tedford 1992 according to Wang et al. 1999; | ||||||||||
= Leptocyon douglassi
Tedford et al. 2009
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Tedford et al. 2009 | |||||||||
Sunkahetanka geringensis
(Barbour and Schultz 1935)
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= Philotrox condoni
Merriam 1906
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Wang 1994 | |||||||||
in part | ||||||||||
Sunkahetanka geringensis
(Barbour and Schultz 1935)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
confirmed by Wang 1994 | ||||||||||
"Mesocyon" robustus
Matthew 1907
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1 specimen | |||||||||
= "Mesocyon" cf. temnodon
Wortman and Matthew 1899
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Wang 1994 | |||||||||
said to "probably" be temnodon | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Miohippus equiceps
(Cope 1878)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Merycoidodontidae
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Cyclopidius simus
Cope 1877
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2 specimens | |||||||||
= Leptauchenia major
Leidy 1856
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
Cyclopidius schucherti
(Thorpe 1921)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
= Leptauchenia decora
Leidy 1856
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Tayassuidae
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Chaenohyus decedens
Cope 1879
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1 specimen | |||||||||
= Thinohyus sp.
Marsh 1875
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Hypertragulidae
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Nanotragulus intermedius
Schlaikjer 1935
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18 specimens | |||||||||
= Nanotragulus loomisi
Lull 1922
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
(includes estimated 6 maxillaries) | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Leptomerycidae
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Leptomeryx sp.
Leidy 1853
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1 specimen | |||||||||
= Leptomerycidae indet.
Zittel 1893
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Talpidae
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Domnina greeni
Macdonald 1963
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1 specimen | |||||||||
= Quadrodens wilsoni
Macdonald 1970
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Hutchison 1972 | |||||||||
specimen accidentally listed as from "LACM 19515" (a non-existent locality) by Macdonald | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Proscalopidae
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Domninoides evelynae
Macdonald 1963
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Proscalops evelynae | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Aplodontidae
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Prosciurus dawsonae n. sp.
Macdonald 1963
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Campestrallomys dawsonae | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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Palaeocastor nebrascensis
(Leidy 1856)
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= Palaeocastor sp.
Leidy 1869
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
see Xu 1996 | ||||||||||
Capacikala gradatus
(Cope 1878)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Heteromyidae
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Proheteromys fedti
Macdonald 1963
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Proharrymys fedti | ||||||||||
Proheteromys bumpi n. sp.
Macdonald 1963
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Geomyidae
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Grangerimus dakotensis n. sp.
Macdonald 1963
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Tenudomys dakotensis | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Eumys blacki
Macdonald 1963
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Leidymys blacki | ||||||||||
Eumys woodi
Macdonald 1963
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Paciculus woodi | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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? Megalagus cf. primitivus
(Schlaikjer 1935)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Palaeolagus hypsodus
Schlaikjer 1935
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Palaeolagus philoi
Dawson 1958
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Macdonald 1963 | 8 specimens | ||||||||
(record accidentally omitted by Macdonald 1970) | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Primates
- Ekgmowechashalidae
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Ekgmowechashala philotau n. sp.
Macdonald 1963
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1 specimen | |||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | South Dakota | County: | Shannon |
Coordinates: | 43.3° North, 102.5° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 44.1° North, 95.8° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 | ||
*Period: | Tertiary | ||
Key time interval: | Geringian | ||
Age range of interval: | 30.80000 - 26.30000 m.y. ago | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Collection methods and comments
Museum repositories: | SDSM |
Taxonomic list comments:NISP 88 (including est. 25 Palaeocastor) |
Metadata
Also known as: | LACM 1955 | ||
Database number: | 17641 | ||
Authorizer: | J. Alroy, J. Marcot, C. Bell | Enterer: | J. Alroy, J. Marcot, C. Bell | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 1995-03-26 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2002-06-03 03:27:42 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 1995-03-26 00:00:00 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
2356. | J. R. Macdonald. 1970. Review of the Miocene Wounded Knee faunas of southwestern South Dakota. Bulletin of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Science 8:165-82 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/C. Bell] |
Secondary references:
6294 | J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Kouvari] | |
1991 | J. H. Hutchison. 1972. Hutchison: Review of the Insectivora from the Early Miocene Sharps Formation of South Dakota. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 235:1-16 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen] | |
2351 | J. R. Macdonald. 1963. The Miocene faunas from the Wounded Knee area of western South Dakota. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 125(3):139-238 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/C. Bell] | |
52058 | R. H. Tedford, X. Wang, and B. E. Taylor. 2009. Phylogenetic Systematics of the North American Fossil Caninae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 325:1-218 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot/G. Lloyd] | |
6226 | X. Wang. 1994. Phylogenetic systematics of the Hesperocyoninae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 221:1-207 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy] | |
3558 | X. Wang, R. H. Tedford, and B. E. Taylor. 1999. Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243:1-392 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy] |