Castolon (TMM 40823): Harrisonian, Texas
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Merycoidodontidae
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Merychyus sp.
Leidy 1858
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1 specimen | ||||||
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= Merychyus cf. calaminthus
Jahns 1940
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Stevens 1977 | ||||||
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Mammalia
- Camelidae
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Priscocamelus wilsoni
Stevens et al. 1969
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1 specimen | ||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Texas | County: | Brewster |
| Coordinates: | 29.2° North, 103.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 30.1° North, 98.7° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4-5 | ||
| *Period: | Tertiary | *Epoch: | Miocene |
| Key time interval: | Harrisonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 23.10000 - 18.50000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection size: | 2 specimens |
| Museum repositories: | TMM |
| Taxonomic list comments:NISP 2 | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 17772 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, J. Marcot | Enterer: | J. Alroy, J. Marcot | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 1993-02-18 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2002-06-03 03:27:42 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1993-02-18 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 3225. | M. S. Stevens, J. B. Stevens, and M. R. Dawson. 1969. New Early Miocene Formation and Vertebrate Local Fauna, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas. Pearce-Sellards Series 15:1-15 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot] |
Secondary references:
| 866 | M. S. Stevens. 1977. Further study of Castolon Local Fauna (Early Miocene), Big Bend National Park, Texas. The Pearce-Sellards Series 28:1-69 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers] |