Quarry Without a Name (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as Kp-104

Where: Keya Paha County, Nebraska (42.8° N, 99.7° W: paleocoordinates 43.4° N, 96.4° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Cornell Dam Member (Valentine Formation), Barstovian (16.0 - 13.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. R. Voorhies. 1990. Vertebrate paleontology of the proposed Norden Reservoir Area, Brown, Cherry and Keya Paha counties, Nebraska. Technical Report, Division of Archeological Research, Department of Anthropology, University of Nebraska 82-09 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 18332: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992

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Taxonomic list

• NISP 17
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Cupidinimus sp.1 Wood 1935 rodent
Cupidinimus nebraskensis2 Wood 1935 rodent
 Rodentia - Mylagaulidae
cf. Mylagaulus sp.2 Cope 1878 rodent
 Rodentia - Zapodidae
Megasminthus tiheni2 Klingener 1966 jumping mouse
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
cf. Untermannerix copiosus2 Rich 1981 hedgehog
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
cf. Domninoides sp.2 Green 1956 mole
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Teleoceras sp.2 Hatcher 1894 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparionini indet.1 Quinn 1955 hipparionine horse
Protohippus sp.2 Leidy 1858 horse
open hypoconal groove, unlike Pliohippus;
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Tayassuidae indet.2 Palmer 1897 peccary
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Merycodus cf. necatus2 Leidy 1854 pronghorn
 Carnivora - Canidae
Aelurodon sp.2 Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog