Head of Indian Creek (Brule/Wyoming) (Eocene to of the United States)
Where: Niobrara County, Wyoming (43.0° N, 104.5° W: paleocoordinates 44.3° N, 96.1° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Chadronian to Chadronian (37.2 - 33.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: B. Bump and F. B. Loomis. 1930. Variation in the species of Merycoidodon. American Journal of Science 220 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 17120: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.10.1995
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• said to be "middle Oligocene" but some material is Chadronian
not clear if this includes Walker Ranch (see)
possibly relevant: Miniochoerus chadronensis ("Stenopsochoerus douglasensis") Schultz and Falkenbach 1956: "Indian Creek area"; just two specimens, rest of sample is M. affinis, hence most of fauna is probably from above Orella A equivalent
E of the Douglas area and N of the Goshen Hole
not clear if this includes Walker Ranch (see)
possibly relevant: Miniochoerus chadronensis ("Stenopsochoerus douglasensis") Schultz and Falkenbach 1956: "Indian Creek area"; just two specimens, rest of sample is M. affinis, hence most of fauna is probably from above Orella A equivalent
E of the Douglas area and N of the Goshen Hole
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Miniochoerus gracilis Leidy 1851 oreodont
Miniochoerus affinis Leidy 1869 oreodont
"Merycoidodon culbertsoni" = Merycoidodon culbertsonii Leidy 1848 oreodont "Indian Creek, Niobrara Co."; "M. periculorum" also reported; further specimens of "M. culbertsoni osborni" reported by Schultz and Falkenbach 1968
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