Zippy Lizard Quarry (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UNSM Kp-109

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 18498: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• NISP 9
Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Merycodontinae indet.1 Matthew 1904 pronghorn
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Domninoides sp.2 Green 1956 mole
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
 Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Cupidinimus nebraskensis2 Wood 1935 rodent
 Rodentia - Castoridae
cf. Eucastor sp.2 Allen 1877 beaver
 Rodentia - Zapodidae
Megasminthus tiheni2 Klingener 1966 jumping mouse