Janes Quarry (Neogene of the United States)

Where: Crosby County, Texas (33.7° N, 101.1° W: paleocoordinates 34.0° N, 99.4° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: basal Member (Bridwell Formation), Hemphillian (10.3 - 4.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. A. Winkler. 1990. Sedimentary Facies and Biochronology of the Upper Tertiary Ogallala Group, Blanco and Yellow House Canyons, Texas Panhandle. In T. C. Gustavson (ed.), Geologic Framework and Regional Hydrology: Upper Cenozoic Blackwater Draw and Ogallala Formations, Great Plains 39-55 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 18211: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Nannippus lenticularis Cope 1893 hipparionine horse
Hippotherium sp. Kaup 1832 hipparionine horse
Pliohippus sp. Marsh 1874 horse
probably o.k. as Winkler was aware of Hulbert's work
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Alforjas sp. Harrison 1979 camel
Megatylopus sp. Matthew and Cook 1909 camel
Hemiauchenia sp. Gervais and Ameghino 1880 camel
 Carnivora - Canidae
Epicyon haydeni Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922 gomphothere