Upper Nodular Zone (1892 AMNH Collection) (Oligocene of the United States)
Where: Pennington and Scenic County, South Dakota (43.9° N, 102.5° W: paleocoordinates 45.0° N, 94.3° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: upper Scenic Member (Brule Formation), Orellan (33.9 - 33.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Reposited in the AMNH
Primary reference: H. F. Osborn and J. L. Wortman. 1894. Fossil mammals of the Lower Miocene White River beds. Collection of 1892. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 6(7):199-228 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano]more details
PaleoDB collection 17295: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.10.1995
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Taxonomic list
• based on Osborn 1937, this is mostly from Indian Creek, Corral Draw, and Quinn Draw
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Mammalia | |
Leptictis haydeni Leidy 1868 eutherian | |
Metamynodon sp. Scott and Osborn 1887 odd-toed ungulate | |
Hyracodon sp. Leidy 1856 odd-toed ungulate | |
"Aceratherium occidentale" = Subhyracodon occidentalis
"Aceratherium occidentale" = Subhyracodon occidentalis Leidy 1850 rhinoceros | |
Leptomeryx evansi Leidy 1853 ruminant | |
Poebrotherium wilsoni Leidy 1847 camel | |
"Oreodon bullatus" = Merycoidodon bullatus
"Oreodon bullatus" = Merycoidodon bullatus Leidy 1869 oreodont | |
Dinictis felina Leidy 1854 false sabre-tooth
Hoplophoneus primaevus Leidy and Owen 1851 false sabre-tooth | |
Daphoenus sp. Leidy 1853 bear-dog | |
Hyaenodon crucians Leidy 1853 creodont
Hyaenodon horridus Leidy 1853 creodont | |
Palaeolagus haydeni Leidy 1856 rabbit | |
Ischyromys typus Leidy 1856 rodent |