Castolon (TMM 41462): Arikareean, Texas
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Merycoidodontidae
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? Phenacocoelus leptoscelos
(Stevens et al. 1969)
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| recombined as Ustatochoerus leptoscelos | ||||||||||
| TMM 41462-7 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Texas | County: | Brewster |
| Coordinates: | 29.1° North, 103.5° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 30.0° North, 98.3° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4-5 |
| Key time interval: | Arikareean |
| Age range of interval: | 29.50000 - 18.50000 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Museum repositories: | TMM |
| Taxonomic list comments:NISP 2 | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | New locality, or Sally's oreodont locality | ||
| Database number: | 178062 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Marcot | Enterer: | J. Marcot | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2016-04-15 21:53:20 | Last modified: | 2016-04-15 21:53:20 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2016-04-15 21:53:20 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 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] |