Santee: Late/Upper Hemphillian, Nebraska
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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? Cseria parkeri
(Martin 1975)
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= informal Voorhies cricetid parkeri
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Pelobatidae
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Scaphiopus sp.
Holbrook 1836
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Parmley 1992 | |||||||||
Scaphiopus wardorum
(Estes and Tihen 1964)
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Parmley 1992 | |||||||||
original and current combination Scaphiopus (Scaphiopus) wardorum | ||||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Ranidae
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Rana sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Parmley 1992 | |||||||||
"Rana cf. R. pipiens... complex" | ||||||||||
Rana cf. catesbeiana
Shaw 1802
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Parmley 1992 | |||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Bufonidae
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Bufo sp.
Laurenti 1768
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Parmley 1992 | |||||||||
"cognatus or B. speciosus" | ||||||||||
Bufo holmani
Parmley 1992
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Parmley 1992 | |||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Hylidae
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Hyla sp.
Laurenti 1768
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Parmley 1992 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Crotalidae
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Crotalus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Parmley and Holman 1995 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Colubridae
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Heterodon sp.
Latreille 1801
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Parmley and Holman 1995 | |||||||||
Colubrinae indet.
Oppel 1811
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Parmley and Holman 1995 | |||||||||
Coluber or Masticophis | ||||||||||
Lampropeltis getulus
(Linnaeus 1766)
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Parmley and Holman 1995 | |||||||||
Pituophis melanoleucus
(Daudin 1803)
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Parmley and Holman 1995 | |||||||||
Elaphe obsoleta
(Say 1823)
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Parmley and Holman 1995 | |||||||||
Thamnophis sp.
Fitzinger 1843
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Parmley and Holman 1995 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Kinosternoidea
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Kinosternon flavescens
(Agassiz 1857)
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Parmley 1992 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Trionychidae
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Apalone sp.
Rafinesque 1832
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Parmley 1992 | |||||||||
Apalone spinifera
(LeSueur 1827)
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Parmley 1992 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Testudinidae
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Geochelone sp.
Fitzinger 1835
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Parmley 1992 | |||||||||
two forms, both of the subgenus Hesperotestudo | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Emydidae
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Chrysemys picta
(Schneider 1783)
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Parmley 1992 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Gomphotheriidae
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Gomphotheriidae indet.
Hay 1922
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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Paenemarmota sawrockensis
(Hibbard 1964)
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Marmota vetus
(Marsh 1871)
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original and current combination Arctomys vetus | ||||||||||
Spermophilus cf. matthewi
(Black 1963)
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Spermophilus cf. shotwelli
(Black 1963)
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Repomys gustelyi
May 1981
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Neotoma cf. sawrockensis
Hibbard 1967
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Baiomys sp.
True 1894
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Calomys sp.
(Waterhouse 1837)
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= Bensonomys sp.
Gazin 1942
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
Paronychomys sp.
Jacobs 1977
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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Castor cf. californicus
Kellogg 1911
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Dipoides sp.
Jaeger 1835
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Geomyidae
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Parapliosaccomys sp.
Shotwell 1967
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= Geomyidae indet.
Bonaparte 1845
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
Thomomys sp.
Wied-Neuwied 1839
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Pliogeomys sp.
Hibbard 1954
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said to be new | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Heteromyidae
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Perognathus sp.
Maximillian 1839
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= Heteromyinae indet.
Gray 1868
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Mylagaulidae
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Epigaulus hatcheri
Gidley 1907
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= Ceratogaulus hatcheri
Gidley 1907
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Alilepus vagus
Gazin 1934
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White 1991 | |||||||||
DUPLICATE REF 3633 or 3634 | ||||||||||
Hypolagus ringoldensis
Gustafson 1978
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Hypolagus regalis
Hibbard 1939
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Lepoides lepoides
White 1988
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this is NOT the type: Voorhies 1988 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Ochotonidae
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Ochotona sp.
Link 1795
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said to be new | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Talpidae
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cf. Parascalops sp.
True 1894
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cf. Scalopoides sp.
Wilson 1960
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Scalopus mcgrewi
Voorhies 1977
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(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
= Hesperoscalops mcgrewi
Voorhies 1977
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Soricidae
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cf. Petenyia sp.
Kormos 1934
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Paracryptotis sp.
Hibbard 1950
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Mammalia
- Plesiosoricidae
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Meterix sp.
Hall 1929
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= Plesiosorex sp.
Pomel 1848
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Ursidae
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Agriotherium sp.
Wagner 1837
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Lutra sp.
Brisson 1762
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= Lontra sp.
Gray 1843
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
presumably not "Lutra" pristina | ||||||||||
Pliotaxidea garberi
Wagner 1976
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Mustela cf. rexroadensis
Hibbard 1950
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Plesiogulo cf. lindsayi
Harrison 1981
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Martes sp.
Frisch 1775
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"sensu lato" | ||||||||||
Sminthosinis sp.
Bjork 1970
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Trigonictis sp.
Hibbard 1941
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mephitidae
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Martinogale alveodens
Hall 1930
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Buisnictis schoffi
Hibbard 1954
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Brachyopsigale cf. dubius
Hibbard 1954
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Felis rexroadensis
Stephens 1959
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= Lynx cf. rexroadensis
Stephens 1959
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
original and current combination Felis rexroadensis | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Canis cf. lepophagus
Johnston 1938
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Osteoborus sp.
Stirton and VanderHoof 1933
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= Borophagus sp.
Cope 1892
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
Vulpes sp.
Frisch 1775
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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? Bretzia sp.
Fry and Gustafson 1974
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Voorhies and Perkins 1998 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Antilocapridae
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Antilocapridae indet.
Gray 1866
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Mammalia
- Palaeomerycidae
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Pediomeryx sp.
Stirton 1936
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Mammalia
- Tayassuidae
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Platygonus sp.
Leconte 1848
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Mammalia
- Camelidae
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Megacamelus cf. merriami
(Frick 1921)
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Hemiauchenia cf. vera
(Matthew 1909)
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recombined as Pleiolama vera | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Dinohippus sp.
Quinn 1955
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Neohipparion cf. eurystyle
(Cope 1893)
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Nannippus lenticularis
(Cope 1893)
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synonym of Cormohipparion ingenuum | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Teleoceras sp.
Hatcher 1894
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Aphelops cf. mutilus
Matthew 1924
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Mammalia
- Megalonychidae
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Megalonyx cf. curvidens
Matthew 1924
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Nebraska | County: | Knox |
Coordinates: | 42.8° North, 97.8° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 43.1° North, 96.1° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Neogene | ||
10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
*Period: | Late/Upper Tertiary | *Epoch: | Late/Upper Miocene | *Local age/stage: | Late/Upper Hemphillian |
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Hemphillian | ||
Age range of interval: | 9.40000 - 4.70000 m.y. ago | ||
Age estimate: | minimum 5.0 ± 0.2 Ma (fission track) | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: FT glass date of 5.0 +/- 0.2 Ma directly overlies site |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | not reported |
Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | bulk,sieve |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Museum repositories: | UNSM |
Taxonomic list comments:NOT in clear superposition with any other locality
based on Voorhies 1988, three localities separated by at least 50 feet of section are represented |
Metadata
Also known as: | UNSM Kx-111 | ||
Database number: | 18359 | ||
Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | J. Alroy |
Modifier: | B. Allen | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 1992-08-05 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2023-07-29 10:31:50 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 1992-08-05 00:00:00 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
3510. | M. R. Voorhies. 1990. Vertebrate biostratigraphy of the Ogallala Group in Nebraska. In T. C. Gustavson (ed.), Geologic Framework and Regional Hydrology: Upper Cenozoic Blackwater Draw and Ogallala Formations, Great Plains 115-151 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot] |
Secondary references:
6294 | J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Kouvari] | |
7579 | D. Parmley. 1992. Frogs in Hemphillian deposits of Nebraska, with the description of a new species of Bufo. Journal of Herpetology 26(3):274-281 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy] | |
737 | D. Parmley. 1992. Turtles from the late Hemphillian (latest Miocene) of Knox County, Nebraska. The Texas Journal of Science 44(3):339-348 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers] | |
7602 | D. Parmley and J. A. Holman. 1995. Hemphillian (late Miocene) snakes from Nebraska, with comments on Arikareean through Blancan snakes of midcontinental North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(1):79-95 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy] | |
3516 | M. R. Voorhies and M. E. Perkins. 1998. Odocoileine deer (?Bretzia) from the Santee Ash locality, late Hemphillian, Nebraska: The oldest new world cervid?. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(3):84A [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju] | |
3633 | J. A. White. 1991. North American Leporinae (Mammalia: Lagomorpha) from late Miocene (Clarendonian) to latest Pliocene (Blancan). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 11(1):67-89 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy] |