Clinton Highway Locality (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UNSM Sh-101B

Where: Sheridan County, Nebraska (42.7° N, 102.5° W: paleocoordinates 43.4° N, 98.6° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Runningwater Formation, Early/Lower Hemingfordian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the UNSM

Primary reference: X. Wang, R. H. Tedford, and B. E. Taylor. 1999. Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243:1-392 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 17888: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 19.05.2000, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Cephalogale sp.2 Jourdan 1862 bear
said to be new
 Carnivora - Canidae
Phlaocyon marslandensis McGrew 1941 bone-crushing dog
Metatomarctus canavus Simpson 1932 bone-crushing dog
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Euroxenomys wilsoni1 Korth 2001 beaver