Raben Ranch (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as SDSM V-772

Where: Sioux County, Nebraska (42.4° N, 103.8° W: paleocoordinates 43.8° N, 95.1° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Big Cottonwood Creek Member (Chadron Formation), Chadronian (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)

• member assignment based on LaGarry pers. commun. 19 May 2005

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Reposited in the SDSM

Collection methods: bulk, surface (float), sieve,

• large and small mammals both are "scattered about the surface" but most microvertebrates coming from "Approximately 2,800 pounds of sediment were obtained from three sub-localities... by employing the [standard] screen washing techniques" (Ostrander 1983)

Primary reference: G. E. Ostrander. 1985. Correlation of the early Oligocene (Chadronian) in northwestern Nebraska. Dakoterra 2(2):205-231 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/P. Holroyd]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 17014: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Patricia Holroyd

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• apparently in the Trunk Butter Member sensu LaGarry and LaGarry 1999
much of this list repeated by Ostrander 1987
entire section is reversed except top 15 feet; could correlate with C15n or C16n: Prothero 1996c
NE 1/4 sec 31 T34N R53W
"Cylindrodon fontis": see discussion of this species by Emry and Korth 1996a
Mammalia
 Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Ectypodus lovei4 Sloan 1966 multituberculate
 Theriamorpha - Peradectidae
"Nanodelphys hunti" = Nanodelphys huntii1
"Nanodelphys hunti" = Nanodelphys huntii1 Cope 1873 marsupial
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
"Peratherium fugax" = Herpetotherium fugax
"Peratherium fugax" = Herpetotherium fugax Cope 1873 marsupial
 Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae
Ankylodon sp. Patterson and McGrew 1937 elephant shrew
 Theriamorpha - Pantolestoidae
? Pantolestidae indet. Cope 1884 placental
 Theriamorpha - Proscalopidae
Oligoscalops sp. Reed 1961 placental
said to be new
 Theriamorpha - Micropternodontidae
Micropternodus borealis Matthew 1903 placental
Micropternodus montrosensis n. sp. Ostrander 1983 placental
see Ostrander 1983a
 Theriamorpha - Apternodontidae
Apternodus sp.2 Matthew 1903 placental
 Theriamorpha - Oligoryctidae
Oligoryctes cameronensis Hough 1956 placental
 Theriamorpha - Geolabididae
Centetodon hendryi Lillegraven et al. 1981 placental
Centetodon chadronensis Lillegraven et al. 1981 placental
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Domnina thompsoni Simpson 1941 shrew
Domnina gradata Cope 1873 shrew
 Carnivora - Canidae
Hesperocyon sp. Scott 1890 canid
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Amphicyonidae indet.1 Haeckel 1886 bear-dog
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustelidae indet. Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Parictis sp. Scott 1893 bear
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
Merycoidodon sp. Leidy 1848 oreodont
 Artiodactyla - Leptochoeridae
Leptochoeridae indet. Marsh 1894 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Poebrotherium sp. Leidy 1847 camel
 Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae
Pseudoprotoceras longinaris Cook 1934 protoceratid
 Artiodactyla - Hypisodontidae
Hypisodus minimus Cope 1873 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Leptomerycidae
Leptomeryx sp. Leidy 1853 ruminant
may include two species close to L. yoderi and L. speciosus: Heaton and Emry 1996
 Perissodactyla - Hyracodontidae
Hyracodon nebraskensis Leidy 1850 odd-toed ungulate
probably OK because Ostrander also recognizes H. priscidens
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Trigonias sp. Lucas 1900 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae
Brontotheriidae indet. Marsh 1873 brontothere
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equidae indet.1 Gray 1821 horse
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Palaeolagus temnodon Douglass 1902 rabbit
Megalagus brachyodon Matthew 1903 rabbit
 Rodentia -
Meliakrouniomys sp. Harris and Wood 1969 rodent
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Ischyromys douglassi Black 1968 rodent
Ischyromys veterior Matthew 1903 rodent
Leptotomus sp. Matthew 1910 rodent
 Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae
Cylindrodon nebraskensis1 Hough and Alf 1956 rodent
Pseudocylindrodon neglectus Burke 1935 rodent
 Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Prosciurus vetustus Matthew 1903 mountain beaver
 Rodentia - Simimyidae
? Simimys sp. Wilson 1935 rodent
 Rodentia - Eutypomyidae
Eutypomyidae indet.1 Miller and Gidley 1918 rodent
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Agnotocastor sp. Stirton 1935 beaver
said to be new
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
Adjidaumo minimus Matthew 1903 rodent
"Paradjidaumo trilophus" = Adjidaumo trilophus Cope 1873 rodent
Adjidaumo minutus Cope 1873 rodent
"Cupressimus storeri n. sp." = Paranamatomys storeri Ostrander 1983 rodent
Aulolithomys bounites Black 1965 rodent
Centimanomys major Galbreath 1955 rodent
Yoderimyinae indet.1 Wood 1955 rodent
Namatomys lloydi Black 1965 rodent
this is the "true" Namatomys"
 Rodentia - Heliscomyidae
Heliscomys vetus Cope 1873 rodent
 Rodentia - Pipestoneomyidae
Pipestoneomys bisulcatus Donohoe 1956 rodent
 Primates - Omomyidae
Chumashius sp. Stock 1933 tarsier
 Theriamorpha - Plagiomenidae
Thylacaelurus montanus Russell 1954 placental
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Chadronycteris rabenae n. sp. Ostrander 1983 vesper bat
see Ostrander 1983a; a bat
? Stehlinia sp. Revilliod 1919 vesper bat
a bat
 Cimolesta - Apatemyidae
Apatemys aff. downsi5 Gazin 1958 eutherian
Sinclairella dakotensis Jepsen 1934 eutherian
 Theriamorpha -
Idiogenomys ozziei n. gen. n. sp.
Idiogenomys ozziei n. gen. n. sp. Ostrander 1983 mammal
misspelt "Idogenomys"; genus is Mammalia incertae sedis and unknown elsewhere; type, see Ostrander 1983a
Reptilia
 Testudines - Geoemydidae
Ptychogastrini indet.3 De Stefano 1903 turtle
SDSM 10052 "undescribed genus and species"
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Stylemys sp. Leidy 1851 turtle
Aves
  -
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
Reptilia
 Squamata - Anguidae
Glyptosaurus sp. Marsh 1871 squamates
 Squamata -
Peltosaurus sp. Cope 1873 squamates
Actinopteri
 Amiiformes - Amiidae
Amia sp. Linnaeus 1766 bowfin
 Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843 gar