Little Beaver B (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UCMP V-3326

Where: Cherry County, Nebraska (42.8° N, 100.8° W: paleocoordinates 43.3° N, 98.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Cap Rock Member (Ash Hollow Formation), Clarendonian (12.5 - 9.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the UCMP

Primary reference: S. D. Webb. 1969. The Burge and Minnechaduza Clarendonian Mammalian Faunas of North-Central Nebraska. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 78:1-191 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

PaleoDB collection 18233: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992

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Taxonomic list

• originally described by Stirton and McGrew 1935
unclassified
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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotherium sp. Burmeister 1837 gomphothere
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Leptarctus sp. Leidy 1856 mustelid carnivore
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Ischyrocyon sp. Matthew and Gidley 1904 bear-dog
 Carnivora - Canidae
Borophaginae indet.1 Simpson 1945 bone-crushing dog
Borophaginae indet.1 Simpson 1945 bone-crushing dog
Epicyon saevus5 Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
 Carnivora - Felidae
Felidae indet. Gray 1821 cat
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Megahippus matthewi Barbour 1914 anchitheriine horse
Hypohippus affinis Leidy 1858 anchitheriine horse
Pseudhipparion gratum Leidy 1869 hipparionine horse
Hippotherium sp.1 Kaup 1832 hipparionine horse
Nannippus sp.2 Matthew 1926 hipparionine horse
pers. commun.: "A"
Calippus placidus Leidy 1869 horse
Calippus cf. martini Hesse 1936 horse
Pliohippus pernix2 Marsh 1874 horse
pers. commun.: "P. supremus"
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Teleoceras major4 Hatcher 1894 rhinoceros
pers. commun.: "fossiger"
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
Merychyus sp.1 Leidy 1858 oreodont
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Protolabis heterodontus Cope 1874 camel
Aepycamelus major Leidy 1886 camel
Procamelus grandis Gregory 1939 camel
 Artiodactyla - Moschidae
Longirostromeryx wellsi Matthew 1904 musk deer
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Cosoryx furcatus Leidy 1869 pronghorn
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castoridae indet. Gray 1821 beaver