Zoyatal (Miocene of Mexico)

Where: Aguascalientes, Mexico (21.8° N, 102.3° W: paleocoordinates 22.4° N, 99.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: W. W. Dalquest and O. Mooser. 1974. Miocene Vertebrates from Aguascalientes, Mexico. Pearce-Sellards Series 21 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details

PaleoDB collection 18756: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• NISP 20
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Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Aguascalientia wilsoni1
Aguascalientia wilsoni1 Dalquest and Mooser 1974 camel
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
Merychyus cf. elegans
Merychyus cf. elegans Leidy 1858 oreodont
confirmed by Kelly and Lander 1988; perhaps higher
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
"Prosthennops cf. xiphodonticus" = Stirtonhyus xiphodonticus1
"Prosthennops cf. xiphodonticus" = Stirtonhyus xiphodonticus1 Barbour 1925 peccary
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Menoceras barbouri2
Menoceras barbouri2 Wood 1964 rhinoceros
1Alroy 2002; 2Prothero 2005