Bear Creek Quarry (Miocene of the United States)
Where: Cherry County, Nebraska (42.8° N, 100.8° W: paleocoordinates 43.3° N, 98.2° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Merritt Dam Member (Ash Hollow Formation), Clarendonian (13.6 - 10.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
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
PaleoDB collection 18042: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992, edited by Jonathan Marcot
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Taxonomic list
• "at least 258" F:AM specimens: Skinner and Johnson 1984
equids: Hulbert 1989 pers. commun.
"Ustatochoerus major" Schultz and Falkenbach 1941: "Spring Canyon at mouth of Bear Creek" in Cherry Co.
equids: Hulbert 1989 pers. commun.
"Ustatochoerus major" Schultz and Falkenbach 1941: "Spring Canyon at mouth of Bear Creek" in Cherry Co.
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Hipparion cf. tehonense1, Pseudhipparion gratum2, Calippus placidus2, Calippus martini2, Protohippus supremus2, Pliohippus pernix2
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"Merychyus novomexicanus" = Ustatochoerus medius novomexicanus1
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Leptocyon matthewi n. sp.5, Cynarctus crucidens, Paratomarctus euthos, Epicyon saevus, Aelurodon taxoides
Cynarctus crucidens Barbour and Cook 1914 bone-crushing dog
Paratomarctus euthos McGrew 1935 bone-crushing dog
Aelurodon taxoides Hatcher 1894 bone-crushing dog |