Bergner Gravel Pit (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as SDSM V-8420

Where: Brule County, South Dakota (43.8° N, 99.2° W: paleocoordinates 43.8° N, 99.0° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the SDSM

Primary reference: J. D. Pinsof. 1985. Dakoterra 2(2) [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 20158: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Mammuthus sp.
Mammuthus sp. Brookes 1828 mammoth
 Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Megalonyx wheatleyi
Megalonyx wheatleyi Cope 1871 edentate
specimen not seen by Pinsof
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus cf. giganteus, Equus calobatus
Equus cf. giganteus Gidley 1901 horse
Equus calobatus Troxell 1915 horse
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervidae indet.
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelini indet., Titanotylopus sp., Camelops sp.
Camelini indet. Gray 1821 camel
Titanotylopus sp. Barbour and Schultz 1934 camel
probably OK as Pinsof recognizes Gigantocamelus
Camelops sp. Leidy 1854 camel
 Carnivora - Felidae
Felidae indet.
Felidae indet. Gray 1821 cat