McCann Canyon Quarry: Harrisonian, Nebraska
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Pelobatidae
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Scaphiopus neuter
Kluge 1966
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Holman 1981 | |||||||||
recombined as Spea neuter | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Florentiamyidae
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Florentiamys sp.
Wood 1936
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presumably OK | ||||||||||
Sanctimus cf. stuartae
Macdonald 1970
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Hitonkala macdonaldtau n. sp.
Korth 1992
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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Nototamias quadratus n. sp.
Korth 1992
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
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Proheteromys sp.
Wood 1932
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= Geomyoidea indet.
Bonaparte 1845
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Eomyidae
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Pseudotheridomys sp.
Schlosser 1926
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Arikareeomys skinneri n. sp.
Korth 1992
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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Palaeocastor cf. simplicidens
(Matthew 1907)
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= Fossorcastor cf. fossor
Peterson 1905
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Mylagaulidae
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Trilaccogaulus ovatus
(Rensberger 1979)
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Promylagaulus riggsi
McGrew 1941
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(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Allomyidae
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Parallomys americanus n. sp.
Korth 1992
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Alwoodia harkseni
(Macdonald 1963)
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(5 measurements) | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Zapodidae
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Plesiosminthus cf. clivosus
Galbreath 1953
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recombined as Schaubeumys clivosus | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Paciculus nebraskensis
Alker 1969
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Leidymys cerasus
Korth 1992
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(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Entoptychidae
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Entoptychus grandiplanus n. sp.
Korth 1992
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Gregorymys cf. formosus
(Matthew 1907)
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Archaeolagus cf. primigenius
(Matthew 1907)
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Ochotonidae
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Gripholagomys lavocati
Green 1972
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Mammalia
- Erinaceidae
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Parvericius voorhiesi n. sp.
Korth 1992
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Mammalia
- Geolabididae
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Centetodon divaricatus n. sp.
Korth 1992
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Mammalia
- Talpidae
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Scalopoides sp.
Wilson 1960
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Mammalia
- Proscalopidae
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Proscalops secundus
Matthew 1909
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Mammalia
- Groeberida
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Herpetotherium youngi
(McGrew 1937)
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Emydidae
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cf. Emydidae indet.
Rafinesque 1815
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Holman 1981 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Boidae
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Calamagras angulatus
Cope 1873
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Holman 1981 | |||||||||
Calamagras platyspondyla
Holman 1976
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Holman 1981 | |||||||||
Geringophis depressus
Holman 1976
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Holman 1981 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Viperidae
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Viperidae indet.
Oppel 1811
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Holman 1981 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Aniliidae
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Anilioides nebraskensis
Holman 1976
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Holman 1981 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Loxocemidae
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Ogmophis miocompactus
Holman 1976
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Holman 1981 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Scincidae
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Eumeces antiquus n. sp.
Holman 1981
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Holman 1981 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Iguanidae
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Harrisonsaurus fossilis n. gen., n. sp.
Holman 1981
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Reptilia
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cf. Peltosaurus sp.
Cope 1873
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Holman 1981 | |||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Nebraska | County: | Cherry |
Coordinates: | 42.8° North, 100.8° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 43.6° North, 95.7° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
*Period: | Tertiary | *Epoch: | Miocene |
Key time interval: | Harrisonian | ||
Age range of interval: | 24.80000 - 20.43000 m.y. ago | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Harrison |
Lithology and environment
Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Collection methods and comments
Taxonomic list comments:very far to the east of other Harrison localities may include "a mustelid, a merycoidodont and an equid" but these may come from Olson Ranch and are indeterminate in any event; the mustelid is apparently "Palaeogale" of Hayes 2000 from the "McCann Canyon LF" |
Metadata
Also known as: | UNSM Cr-117; Mouth of McCann Canyon | ||
Database number: | 17802 | ||
Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | J. Alroy | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 1994-04-30 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2002-06-03 03:27:42 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 1994-04-30 00:00:00 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
2115. | W. W. Korth. 1992. Fossil small mammals from the Harrison Formation (late Arikareean: earliest Miocene), Cherry County, Nebraska. Annals of Carnegie Museum 61(2):69-132 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
6294 | J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Kouvari] | |
720 | J. A. Holman. 1981. A herpetofauna from an early extension of the Harrison Formation (early Miocene: Arikareean), Cherry County, Nebraska. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 1(1):49-56 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/J. Alroy] |