Keller (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Ellis County, Kansas (38.9° N, 99.4° W: paleocoordinates 39.3° N, 96.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Clarendonian (12.5 - 9.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: R. J. Zakrzewski. 1988. Preliminary report on fossil mammals from the Ogallala (Miocene) of north-central Kansas. Fort Hays Studies, Science, third series 10:117-127 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 18219: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992

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Taxonomic list

• from a 3 m interval
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Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Borophaginae indet., Leptocyon sp.
Borophaginae indet. Simpson 1945 bone-crushing dog
Leptocyon sp. Matthew 1918 canine
 Carnivora - Felidae
Nimravides sp.
Nimravides sp. Kitts 1958 cat
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hypohippus sp., Hipparionini indet., Pseudhipparion sp., Calippus regulus, Pliohippus sp.
Hypohippus sp. Leidy 1858 anchitheriine horse
Hipparionini indet. Quinn 1955 hipparionine horse
Pseudhipparion sp. Ameghino 1904 hipparionine horse
Calippus regulus Johnston 1937 horse
Pliohippus sp. Marsh 1874 horse
probably OK
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet.
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
"? Aphelops" and "? Teleoceras"
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
Merychyus sp.
Merychyus sp. Leidy 1858 oreodont
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Tayassuinae indet.
Tayassuinae indet. Palmer 1897 peccary
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelidae indet.
Camelidae indet. Gray 1821 camel
large and small forms
 Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae
Cranioceratini indet.
Cranioceratini indet. Frick 1937 ruminant
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Eucastor sp.
Eucastor sp. Allen 1877 beaver