Delmont ( of the United States)

Also known as Hieb Sand Pit

Where: Douglas County, South Dakota (43.3° N, 98.2° W: paleocoordinates 43.4° N, 97.5° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Blancan (4.9 - 1.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: R. A. Martin and J. C. Harksen. 1974. Bulletin of the New Jersey Academy of Sciences 19(1):11-17 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 20019: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Procastoroides cf. sweeti Barbour and Schultz 1937 beaver
 Carnivora - Felidae
cf. Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelidae indet. Gray 1821 camel
Hemiauchenia sp. Gervais and Ameghino 1880 camel
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Stegomastodon sp. Pohlig 1912 gomphothere