Main Quarry (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UNSM Bn-10

Where: Banner County, Nebraska (41.5° N, 103.8° W: paleocoordinates 42.1° N, 100.6° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Barstovian (16.0 - 13.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the UNSM

Primary reference: M. R. Voorhies, J. A. Holman, and X.-X. Xu. 1987. The Hottell Ranch rhino quarries (basal Ogallala: medial Barstovian), Banner County, Nebraska. Part I: Geologic setting, faunal lists, lower vertebrates. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 25(1):55-69 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 18248: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992, edited by Jason Head

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 rabbit
DUPLICATE REF 781 or 3519
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Peraceras superciliosum Cope 1880 rhinoceros
DUPLICATE REF 781 or 3519
Teleoceras sp.1 Hatcher 1894 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hypohippus osborni Gidley 1907 anchitheriine horse
DUPLICATE REF 781 or 3519
Parahippus cognatus Leidy 1858 anchitheriine horse
DUPLICATE REF 781 or 3519
Hipparionini indet.1 Quinn 1955 hipparionine horse
Merychippus insignis Leidy 1856 horse
DUPLICATE REF 781 or 3519
Protohippus sp. Leidy 1858 horse
DUPLICATE REF 781 or 3519
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
"Prosthennops xiphodonticus" = Stirtonhyus xiphodonticus1
"Prosthennops xiphodonticus" = Stirtonhyus xiphodonticus1 Barbour 1925 peccary
 Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae
Dromomerycinae indet. Frick 1937 ruminant
DUPLICATE REF 781 or 3519
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
"Submeryceros minor" = Merycodus minor1
"Submeryceros minor" = Merycodus minor1 Frick 1937 pronghorn
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
Merycoidodontidae indet. Cook 1912 oreodont
DUPLICATE REF 781 or 3519
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Amphicyonidae indet. Haeckel 1886 bear-dog
DUPLICATE REF 781 or 3519
 Carnivora - Canidae
Aelurodon ferox2 Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotherium sp. Burmeister 1837 gomphothere
DUPLICATE REF 781 or 3519
Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Geochelone indet. Fitzinger 1835 turtle