Little Corral Draw (Oligocene of the United States)

Where: Shannon County, South Dakota (43.3° N, 102.5° W: paleocoordinates 44.4° N, 94.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Scenic Member (Brule Formation), Orellan (33.9 - 33.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: R. M. Hunt, Jr. 1998. Amphicyonidae. 196-227 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 17130: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1996

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Daphoenus sp. Leidy 1853 bear-dog
"Little Corral Draw... Lower Nodular Zone"
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
"Merycoidodon culbertsoni" = Merycoidodon culbertsonii2, Miniochoerus affinis1
"Merycoidodon culbertsoni" = Merycoidodon culbertsonii2 Leidy 1848 oreodont
Little Corral Draw, Brule Zone A; also "M. culbertsoni osborni" from same locality; "Paramerycoidodon georgei" Schultz and Falkenbach 1968 "head of Little Corral Draw" Brule Zone A
Miniochoerus affinis1 Leidy 1869 oreodont
Little Corral Draw, Brule Zone A