Rosetta Stone (Lower) (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UNSM Bw-108A, in part

Where: Brown County, Nebraska (42.7° N, 100.0° W: paleocoordinates 43.2° N, 96.7° 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. 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

PaleoDB collection 18353: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Cupidinimus sp.1 Wood 1935 rodent
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Eucastor tortus2 Leidy 1858 beaver
 Rodentia - Zapodidae
Megasminthus tiheni2 Klingener 1966 jumping mouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
"Copemys cf. niobrariensis" = Copemys longidens2
"Copemys cf. niobrariensis" = Copemys longidens2 Hall 1930 mouse
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
cf. Teleoceras sp.2 Hatcher 1894 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparionini indet.1 Quinn 1955 hipparionine horse
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
cf. Aepycamelus robustus2 Leidy 1858 camel
Procamelus cf. occidentalis2 Leidy 1858 camel
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Merycodus cf. necatus2 Leidy 1854 pronghorn
 Carnivora - Canidae
Aelurodon sp.2 Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog