West of Burton (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Keya Paha County, Nebraska (42.8° N, 99.7° W: paleocoordinates 43.2° N, 97.1° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Cap Rock Member (Ash Hollow Formation), Clarendonian (12.5 - 9.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: R. M. Hunt, Jr. 1998. Amphicyonidae. 196-227 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 18460: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 19.05.2000, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• possibly on Burton Creek: see map of Skinner and Johnson 1984, p. 225
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Ischyrocyon sp. Matthew and Gidley 1904 bear-dog
"2-2.5 miles W of Burton"
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Aphelops megalodus Cope 1873 rhinoceros
"2.5 miles west of Burton Basal Cook Ranch"