Hazard Homestead Quarry (Miocene of the United States)
Also known as UNSM Hk-104
Where: Hitchcock County, Nebraska (40.2° N, 101.1° W: paleocoordinates 40.8° N, 97.9° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Barstovian (16.3 - 12.5 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Size class: macrofossils
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 18192: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992
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Taxonomic list
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Reptilia | |
Coluber constrictor2 Linnaeus 1758 black racer AMNH specimen (apparently of Cope's) from "Driftwood Creek, Hitchock County"
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Mammalia | |
Zygolophodon sp. Vacek 1877 mastodon | |
"Gomphotherium cf. willistoni" = Trilophodon osborni1
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Aelurodon ferox Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog confirmed by Wang et al. 1999, who also list older AMNH specimens of A. asthenostylus, Epicyon saevus, and E. haydeni from "Driftwood Creek" and a new specimen of A. taxoides from "Driftwood Creek"
Leptocyon vafer Leidy 1858 canine | |
Hypohippus osborni, Merychippus cf. insignis, "Merychippus" republicanus, Protohippus perditus, Calippus placidus, Pliohippus sp.
Hypohippus osborni Gidley 1907 anchitheriine horse
Merychippus cf. insignis Leidy 1856 horse
"Merychippus" republicanus Osborn 1918 horse matches for the types of republicanus and patruus are mentioned by Voorhies as having been found; patruus is a probable junior synonym of republicanus, JA pers. obs. 20 Feb 1991
Protohippus perditus Leidy 1858 horse
Calippus placidus Leidy 1869 horse | |
Aphelops sp. Owen 1845 rhinoceros | |
"Merychyus medius" = Ustatochoerus medius1
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"Prosthennops xiphodonticus" = Stirtonhyus xiphodonticus1
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Nothotylopus sp. Patton 1969 camel
Aepycamelus robustus Leidy 1858 camel
Procamelus occidentalis Leidy 1858 camel | |
Prosynthetoceras sp. Frick 1937 protoceratid | |
Longirostromeryx sp. Frick 1937 musk deer | |
Ramoceros cf. osborni Matthew 1904 pronghorn may include "R. hitchcockensis" type of Frick 1937 from "Burroak Creek (a side branch of Driftwood Creek), Hitchcock County" and referred specimen from "Hazard Collection"
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Metechinus amplior Rich 1981 hedgehog | |
Hypolagus parviplicatus Dawson 1958 rabbit | |
Umbogaulus monodon n. sp.4
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Cupidinimus nebraskensis Wood 1935 rodent |