Quantock (Miocene of Canada)

Also known as ROM 4; SMNH 18

Where: Saskatchewan, Canada (49.2° N, 106.2° W: paleocoordinates 49.8° N, 102.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Wood Mountain Formation, Barstovian (16.3 - 12.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: J. E. Storer. 1971. The Wood Mountain fauna: an upper Miocene mammalian assemblage from southern Saskatchewan. 1(513) [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 18761: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Geochelone sp.2
Geochelone sp.2 Fitzinger 1835 turtle
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Eucastor cf. tortus1, cf. Hystricops sp.1
Eucastor cf. tortus1 Leidy 1858 beaver
cf. Hystricops sp.1 Leidy 1858 beaver
 Rodentia - Mylagaulidae
Pterogaulus sp.1
Pterogaulus sp.1 Korth 2000 rodent
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Hypolagus sp.1
Hypolagus sp.1 Dice 1917 rabbit
 Artiodactyla - Moschidae
"Blastomeryx cf. elegans" = Blastomeryx gemmifer
"Blastomeryx cf. elegans" = Blastomeryx gemmifer Cope 1874 musk deer
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Merycodus necatus
Merycodus necatus Leidy 1854 pronghorn
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelidae indet.1
Camelidae indet.1 Gray 1821 camel
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hypohippus cf. osborni, Acritohippus cf. isonesus1, Neohipparion sp.1
Hypohippus cf. osborni Gidley 1907 anchitheriine horse
Acritohippus cf. isonesus1 Cope 1889 horse
Neohipparion sp.1 Gidley 1903 hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet.1
Rhinocerotidae indet.1 Gray 1821 rhinoceros
 Carnivora - Canidae
Tomarctus hippophaga, Epicyon cf. saevus1
Tomarctus hippophaga Matthew and Cook 1909 bone-crushing dog
"hippophagus"
Epicyon cf. saevus1 Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
 Carnivora - Procyonidae
"Probassariscus cf. antiquus" = Bassariscus antiquus1
"Probassariscus cf. antiquus" = Bassariscus antiquus1 Matthew and Cook 1909 ringtail
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Amphicyonidae indet.1
Amphicyonidae indet.1 Haeckel 1886 bear-dog
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
"Gomphotherium willistoni" = Trilophodon osborni1
"Gomphotherium willistoni" = Trilophodon osborni1 Barbour 1916 gomphothere
1Alroy 2002; 2Holman and Tokaryk 1987