Turtle-Carnivore Quarry (Neogene of the United States)

Also known as UNSM Ft-48

Where: Frontier County, Nebraska (40.5° N, 100.5° W: paleocoordinates 40.8° N, 98.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Ogallala Group, Hemphillian (10.3 - 4.9 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the UNSM

Primary reference: X. Wang, R. H. Tedford, and B. E. Taylor. 1999. Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243:1-392 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 18431: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Metalopex merriami Tedford and Wang 2008 canine
Epicyon saevus Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog