Carrot Top Quarry (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UNSM Bw-107

Where: Brown County, Nebraska (42.7° N, 100.0° W: paleocoordinates 43.3° N, 96.7° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Cornell Dam Member (Valentine Formation), Barstovian (16.3 - 12.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Reposited in the UNSM

Primary reference: M. R. Voorhies. 1990. Vertebrate paleontology of the proposed Norden Reservoir Area, Brown, Cherry and Keya Paha counties, Nebraska. Technical Report, Division of Archeological Research, Department of Anthropology, University of Nebraska 82-09 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 18090: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992

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Taxonomic list

• NISP of 1373 includes at least 53 non-mammalian specimens, yielding an estimate of 1320; Skinner and Johnson 1984 report "about 750" based on early collections
Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
 Rodentia - Zapodidae
Megasminthus tiheni2 Klingener 1966 jumping mouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
"Copemys cf. niobrariensis" = Copemys longidens2
"Copemys cf. niobrariensis" = Copemys longidens2 Hall 1930 mouse
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
"Tamiini indet." = Marmotini1
"Tamiini indet." = Marmotini1 squirrel
 Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Cupidinimus nebraskensis2 Wood 1935 rodent
Mioheteromys sp.1 Korth 1997 rodent
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Eucastor tortus2 Leidy 1858 beaver
Monosaulax curtus1 Matthew and Cook 1909 beaver
 Carnivora - Canidae
Aelurodon cf. ferox1 Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Leptarctus primus2 Leidy 1856 mustelid carnivore
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Amphicyonidae indet.2 Haeckel 1886 bear-dog
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Merychippus insignis2 Leidy 1856 horse
Hipparionini indet.1 Quinn 1955 hipparionine horse
Protohippus sp.2 Leidy 1858 horse
said to be a new species; less hypsodont, more complex fossettes than P. perditus
Calippus proplacidus1 Osborn 1918 horse
cf. Parahippus cognatus2 Leidy 1858 anchitheriine horse
Hypohippus osborni2 Gidley 1907 anchitheriine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Peraceras superciliosum1 Cope 1880 rhinoceros
Aphelops megalodus2 Cope 1873 rhinoceros
Teleoceras sp.1 Hatcher 1894 rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Merycodus cf. necatus2 Leidy 1854 pronghorn
 Artiodactyla - Moschidae
Blastomeryx gemmifer2 Cope 1874 musk deer
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
cf. Miolabis sp.2 Hay 1899 camel
Procamelus occidentalis2 Leidy 1858 camel
Aepycamelus robustus2 Leidy 1858 camel
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Tayassuidae indet.2 Palmer 1897 peccary
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Untermannerix copiosus2 Rich 1981 hedgehog
Parvericius montanus2 Koerner 1940 hedgehog
Metechinus amplior2 Rich 1981 hedgehog
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotherium sp.2 Burmeister 1837 gomphothere
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Vespertilionidae indet.2 Gray 1821 vesper bat