Sharps (SDSM V-5358) (Oligocene of the United States)
Also known as LACM 1966
Where: Shannon County, South Dakota (43.3° N, 102.5° W: paleocoordinates 44.1° N, 95.8° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: middle Member (Sharps Formation), Geringian (30.8 - 26.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Reposited in the SDSM
Primary reference: J. R. Macdonald. 1970. Review of the Miocene Wounded Knee faunas of southwestern South Dakota. Bulletin of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Science 8:165-82 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/C. Bell]more details
PaleoDB collection 17634: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995
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Taxonomic list
• NISP 44 (including est. 12 Palaeocastor)
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Mammalia | |
"Nothocyon roii" = Cynarctoides roii, Archaeocyon leptodus3, Sunkahetanka geringensis, "Mesocyon" cf. temnodon2
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Miohippus equiceps Cope 1878 anchitheriine horse | |
"Diceratherium cf. gregorii" = Diceratherium armatum
"Diceratherium cf. gregorii" = Diceratherium armatum Marsh 1875 rhinoceros | |
"Mesoreodon megalodon" = Desmatochoerus megalodon
"Mesoreodon megalodon" = Desmatochoerus megalodon Peterson 1907 oreodont | |
"Nanotragulus intermedius" = Nanotragulus loomisi
"Nanotragulus intermedius" = Nanotragulus loomisi Lull 1922 ruminant (includes estimated 3 maxillaries)
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Capacikala gradatus Cope 1878 beaver | |
? Megalagus cf. primitivus Schlaikjer 1935 rabbit
Palaeolagus hypsodus Schlaikjer 1935 rabbit | |
Ekgmowechashala philotau Macdonald 1963 primate | |
"Peratherium spindleri" = Herpetotherium youngi
"Peratherium spindleri" = Herpetotherium youngi McGrew 1937 marsupial |