Carlson Quarry: Barstovian - Hemphillian, Nebraska
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Leptarctus desuii n. sp.
Lim and Martin 2001
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| synonym of Leptarctus wortmani | ||||||||||
| (4 measurements) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Nebraska | County: | Hitchcock |
| Coordinates: | 40.1° North, 100.9° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 40.4° North, 98.7° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | ||
| *Period: | Late/Upper Tertiary | *Epoch: | Late/Upper Miocene | *Local age/stage: | Early/Lower Hemphillian |
| Key time interval: | Barstovian - Hemphillian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 16.30000 - 4.70000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Ogallala | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: said to be from the Republican River Beds (= Ogallala Formation) and early Hemphillian, but Korth and Baskin (2009) suggest that it might be the same as Hazard Homestead Quarry (Barstovian) and certainly nothing excludes it from the Clarendonian | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
| Geology comments: no lithology or paleoenvironment info given | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some genera |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Black Hills Institute of Geological Research specimen | |
| Taxonomic list comments:no taxa other than Leptarctus are discussed | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 22852 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | J. Alroy |
| Modifier: | J. Alroy | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2002-06-27 17:35:10 | Last modified: | 2011-06-13 22:39:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2002-06-27 17:35:10 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 6581. | J.-D. Lim and L. D. Martin. 2001. New evidence for plant-eating in a Miocene mustelid. Current Science 81(3):314-317 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy] |