North Shore (Miocene to of the United States)

Also known as Shoreline (in part) UNSM Kh-106

Where: Keith County, Nebraska (41.2° N, 101.8° W: paleocoordinates 41.5° N, 99.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Ash Hollow Formation, Clarendonian to Clarendonian (12.5 - 9.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the UNSM

Primary reference: M. B. Leite. 1990. Stratigraphy and mammalian paleontology of the Ash Hollow Formation (upper Miocene) on the north shore of Lake McConaughy, Keith County, Nebraska. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 28(1):1-29 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

PaleoDB collection 18295: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Mammutidae indet.
Mammutidae indet. Hay 1922 mastodon
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Serbelodon cf. barbourensis
Serbelodon cf. barbourensis Frick 1933 gomphothere
 Carnivora - Canidae
? Aelurodon sp., Epicyon cf. saevus, Epicyon haydeni
? Aelurodon sp. Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
Epicyon cf. saevus Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
confirmed by Wang et al. 1999
Epicyon haydeni Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
confirmed by Wang et al. 1999
 Carnivora - Felidae
Nimravides galiani
Nimravides galiani Baskin 1981 cat
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Anchitheriinae indet., Equinae indet., Pseudhipparion sp., Hippotherium sp., Pliohippus pernix
Anchitheriinae indet. Leidy 1869 anchitheriine horse
Equinae indet. Steinmann and Döderlein 1890 horse
Pseudhipparion sp. Ameghino 1904 hipparionine horse
Hippotherium sp. Kaup 1832 hipparionine horse
Pliohippus pernix Marsh 1874 horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Teleoceras cf. major, Aphelops sp.
Teleoceras cf. major Hatcher 1894 rhinoceros
Aphelops sp. Owen 1845 rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
"Merychyus major" = Ustatochoerus major
"Merychyus major" = Ustatochoerus major Leidy 1858 oreodont
"Ustatochoerus" tentatively referred to "U. californicus": Voorhies et al. 1990; new specimen
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Miolabis sp., cf. Procamelus sp., Megatylopus cf. primaevus
Miolabis sp. Hay 1899 camel
cf. Procamelus sp. Leidy 1858 camel
Megatylopus cf. primaevus Patton 1969 camel
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Talpinae indet.
Talpinae indet. Fisher von Waldheim 1817 mole
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Leporidae indet.
Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 rabbit
 Rodentia - Mylagaulidae
Mylagaulidae indet.
Mylagaulidae indet. Cope 1881 rodent
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Eucastor sp.
Eucastor sp. Allen 1877 beaver