Small Falls Prospect (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UNSM Kp-115

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: lower Member (Valentine Formation), Barstovian (16.3 - 12.5 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

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

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 18376: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Merycodus cf. necatus Leidy 1854 pronghorn
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equinae indet. Steinmann and Döderlein 1890 horse
hypsodont equid
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
cf. Domninoides sp. Green 1956 mole
 Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Cupidinimus nebraskensis Wood 1935 rodent
 Rodentia - Zapodidae
Megasminthus tiheni Klingener 1966 jumping mouse
 Proboscidea - Proboscidea
Proboscidea indet. proboscidean