Chokecherry Quarry (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UNSM Kx-106

Where: Knox County, Nebraska (42.6° N, 98.0° W: paleocoordinates 43.0° N, 95.4° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Cap Rock Member (Ash Hollow Formation), Clarendonian (13.6 - 10.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the UNSM

Primary reference: M. R. Voorhies. 1990. Vertebrate biostratigraphy of the Ogallala Group in Nebraska. In T. C. Gustavson (ed.), Geologic Framework and Regional Hydrology: Upper Cenozoic Blackwater Draw and Ogallala Formations, Great Plains 115-151 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

PaleoDB collection 18092: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Mioheteromys sp.1 Korth 1997 rodent
 Rodentia - Mylagaulidae
Mylagaulidae indet.3 Cope 1881 rodent
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Aphelops sp. Owen 1845 rhinoceros
Teleoceras major Hatcher 1894 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hippotherium sp.1 Kaup 1832 hipparionine horse
Pseudhipparion gratum Leidy 1869 hipparionine horse
Calippus martini1 Hesse 1936 horse
Pliohippus pernix Marsh 1874 horse
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
"Prosthennops niobrarensis" = Colbertchoerus niobrarensis
"Prosthennops niobrarensis" = Colbertchoerus niobrarensis Colbert 1935 peccary
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Procamelus grandis Gregory 1939 camel
 Artiodactyla - Moschidae
Longirostromeryx wellsi Matthew 1904 musk deer
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
"Merychyus novomexicanus" = Ustatochoerus medius novomexicanus1
"Merychyus novomexicanus" = Ustatochoerus medius novomexicanus1 Frick 1929 oreodont
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Ischyrocyon gidleyi Matthew 1902 bear-dog
 Carnivora - Canidae
Cynarctus sp. Matthew 1902 bone-crushing dog
Aelurodon taxoides Hatcher 1894 bone-crushing dog
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922 gomphothere
Reptilia
 Testudines - Emydidae
Chrysemys sp.2 Gray 1844 painted turtle