Yost Farm (Miocene of Canada)

Also known as ROM 1; SMNH 17, 29<

Where: Saskatchewan, Canada (49.2° N, 106.2° W: paleocoordinates 49.8° N, 102.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Wood Mountain Formation, Barstovian (16.0 - 13.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: J. E. Storer. 1971. The Wood Mountain fauna: an upper Miocene mammalian assemblage from southern Saskatchewan. 1(513) [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 18797: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Eucastor cf. tortus1 Leidy 1858 beaver
 Rodentia - Mylagaulidae
Pterogaulus sp.1 Korth 2000 rodent
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Hypolagus sp.1 Dice 1917 rabbit
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Russellagus vonhofi Storer 1970 pika
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Scalopoides sp. Wilson 1960 mole
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet.1 Gray 1821 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hypohippus cf. osborni Gidley 1907 anchitheriine horse
Neohipparion sp.1 Gidley 1903 hipparionine horse
Acritohippus cf. isonesus1 Cope 1889 horse
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Tayassuidae indet. Palmer 1897 peccary
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelidae indet.1 Gray 1821 camel
 Artiodactyla - Moschidae
"Blastomeryx cf. elegans" = Blastomeryx gemmifer
"Blastomeryx cf. elegans" = Blastomeryx gemmifer Cope 1874 musk deer
 Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae
Procranioceras cf. skinneri1 Frick 1937 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
"Submeryceros minor" = Merycodus minor Frick 1937 pronghorn
Merycodus necatus Leidy 1854 pronghorn
Paracosoryx cf. alticornis1 Frick 1937 pronghorn
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
Ticholeptus sp. Cope 1878 oreodont
 Carnivora - Felidae
Pseudaelurus cf. aeluroides Macdonald 1954 cat
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Miomustela cf. madisonae Douglass 1929 mustelid carnivore
Plionictis cf. ogygia Matthew 1901 mustelid carnivore
Sthenictis cf. dolichops Matthew 1924 mustelid carnivore
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursavus cf. primaevus1 Gaillard 1899 bear
 Carnivora - Canidae
Leptocyon cf. vafer Leidy 1858 canine
Epicyon cf. saevus1 Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
Tomarctus hippophaga Matthew and Cook 1909 bone-crushing dog
"hippophagus"
Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Geochelone sp.2 Fitzinger 1835 turtle
A peripheral, NMC 8985 (Fig. 2); a partial peripheral, NMC 8991; a pygal, NMC 8985 (Fig. 2); and a dermal ossicle of the forearm, NMC 8991 (Fig. 2), were collected by Wann Langston, Jr., and L. S. Russell in 1955.