PBDB Collection

Kleinfelder Farm (Miocene of Canada)

Also known as ROM 11

Where: Saskatchewan, Canada (49.2° N, 106.0° W: paleocoordinates 49.8° N, 102.6° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Wood Mountain Formation, Barstovian (16.3 - 12.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve

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

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 18759: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Jason Head and Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

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Amphibia
Salientia - Pelobatidae	Scaphiopus (cf. Scaphiopus) alexanderi² Scaphiopus (cf. Scaphiopus) alexanderi² Zweifel 1956 spadefoot toad ROM 7700, two left and one right ilia; two sacrococcyges. Unclear if all one specimen but only one number is given.
Salientia - Bufonidae	Bufo valentinensis² Bufo valentinensis² Estes and Tihen 1964 toad ROM 7701, one right ilium and one vertebra
Mammalia
Rodentia - Sciuridae	"Tamiini indet." = Marmotini¹, Spermophilus sp., Petauristodon sp.¹ "Tamiini indet." = Marmotini¹ squirrel Spermophilus sp. Cuvier 1825 ground squirrel Petauristodon sp.¹ Engesser 1979 squirrel
Rodentia - Eomyidae	"Pseudadjidaumo russelli" = Leptodontomys russelli "Pseudadjidaumo russelli" = Leptodontomys russelli Storer 1970 rodent
Rodentia - Heteromyidae	Lignimus montis, Peridiomys borealis n. sp., Harrymys canadensis n. sp.⁵, Perognathus saskatchewanensis n. sp., Perognathus trojectioansrum¹, Perognathoides kleinfelderi n. sp., "Diprionomys arcarius" = Mioheteromys arcarius⁶ Lignimus montis Storer 1970 rodent Peridiomys borealis n. sp. Storer 1970 rodent Harrymys canadensis n. sp.⁵ Korth 1995 rodent new specimen Perognathus saskatchewanensis n. sp. Storer 1970 pocket mouse Perognathus trojectioansrum¹ Korth 1979 pocket mouse Perognathoides kleinfelderi n. sp. Storer 1970 rodent "Diprionomys arcarius" = Mioheteromys arcarius⁶ Korth 1996 rodent "D. cf. agrarius"
Rodentia - Castoridae	Eucastor cf. tortus¹ Eucastor cf. tortus¹ Leidy 1858 beaver
Rodentia - Cricetidae	"Copemys niobrariensis" = Copemys longidens¹ "Copemys niobrariensis" = Copemys longidens¹ Hall 1930 rodent
Rodentia - Mylagaulidae	Pterogaulus sp.¹ Pterogaulus sp.¹ Korth 2000 rodent
Rodentia - Zapodidae	Megasminthus tiheni, Schaubeumys cartomylos⁴ Megasminthus tiheni Klingener 1966 jumping mouse Schaubeumys cartomylos⁴ Korth 1987 jumping mouse "Plesiosminthus"
Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae	Russellagus vonhofi, Hesperolagomys fluviatilis Russellagus vonhofi Storer 1970 pika Hesperolagomys fluviatilis Storer 1970 pika
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Hypolagus sp.¹ Hypolagus sp.¹ Dice 1917 rabbit
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Sthenictis cf. dolichops Sthenictis cf. dolichops Matthew 1924 mustelid carnivore
Carnivora - Procyonidae	"Probassariscus cf. antiquus" = Bassariscus antiquus¹ "Probassariscus cf. antiquus" = Bassariscus antiquus¹ Matthew and Cook 1909 ringtail
Carnivora - Canidae	Tomarctus hippophaga Tomarctus hippophaga Matthew and Cook 1909 bone-crushing dog "hippophagus"
Artiodactyla - Moschidae	"Blastomeryx cf. elegans" = Blastomeryx gemmifer "Blastomeryx cf. elegans" = Blastomeryx gemmifer Cope 1874 musk deer
Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae	Ticholeptus sp. Ticholeptus sp. Cope 1878 oreodont
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Acritohippus cf. isonesus¹, Hypohippus cf. osborni Acritohippus cf. isonesus¹ Cope 1889 horse Hypohippus cf. osborni Gidley 1907 anchitheriine horse
Soricomorpha - Soricidae	? Pseudotrimylus sp.¹ ? Pseudotrimylus sp.¹ Gureev 1971 shrew
Soricomorpha - Talpidae	Domninoides sp., Scalopoides sp. Domninoides sp. Green 1956 mole Scalopoides sp. Wilson 1960 mole
Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae	Parvericius cf. montanus, Amphechinus sp., Untermannerix copiosus⁷, "Brachyerix cf. incertis" = Metechinus fergusoni Parvericius cf. montanus Koerner 1940 hedgehog confirmed by Rich 1981 Amphechinus sp. Aymard 1850 hedgehog confirmed by Rich 1981 Untermannerix copiosus⁷ Rich 1981 hedgehog "Brachyerix cf. incertis" = Metechinus fergusoni Henshaw 1942 hedgehog confirmed by Rich 1981
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Gomphotheriidae indet. Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922 gomphothere
Reptilia
Loricata -	"Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia² "Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia² Owen 1842 crocodilian ROM 7703, single bony plate
Testudines -	"Chelonia indet." = Testudines² "Chelonia indet." = Testudines² Batsch 1788 turtle ROM 7702, one costal bone
Testudines - Testudinidae	Geochelone sp.³ Geochelone sp.³ Fitzinger 1835 turtle A fragmentary piece of shell, probably a part of a fractured peripheral, ROM 7869, was collected by L. S. Russell in 1970.
Squamata - Iguanidae	Sceloporus indet.² Sceloporus indet.² Wiegmann 1828 spiny lizard "nr. S. magister" ROM 7704, partial right dentary
Squamata - Colubridae	Colubrinae indet.², Paracoluber storeri n. gen. n. sp.², Elaphe nebraskensis², Lampropeltis similis² Colubrinae indet.² Oppel 1811 colubrid snake ROM 7711, two fragmentary vertebrae (poss. new spp.); 7712, 7 indeterminate fragmentary vertebrae Paracoluber storeri n. gen. n. sp.² Holman 1970 colubrid snake ROM 7707 (holotype), lumbar vertebra; 7708, four lumbar vertebrae Elaphe nebraskensis² Holman 1964 colubrid snake ROM 7709, lumbar vertebra Lampropeltis similis² Holman 1964 colubrid snake ROM 7710, lumbar vertebra
Squamata - Boidae	Charina prebottae² Charina prebottae² Brattstrom 1958 sand boa ROM 7706, six thoracic, 18 lumbar and 2 caudal vertebrae
Squamata - Anguidae	Ophisaurus canadensis n. sp.² Ophisaurus canadensis n. sp.² Holman 1970 glass lizard ROM 7705 (holotype), one body vertebra

¹Alroy 2002; ²Holman 1970; ³Holman 1971; ⁴Korth 1987; ⁵Korth 1995; ⁶Korth 1996; ⁷Rich 1981