Durham (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Roger Mills County, Oklahoma (35.8° N, 99.9° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 38.5° N, 95.2° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Clarendonian (12.5 - 9.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: G. E. Schultz. 1977. Guidebook field conference on Late Cenozoic biostratigraphy of the Texas panhandle and adjacent Oklahoma. Special Publication Kilgore Research Center 1:105-145 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 18130: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992

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Taxonomic list

• Hulbert 1989 pers. commun.: equids
"Megatylopus sp." is an intrusive Bison jaw: Czaplewski et al. 1994
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Mammalia
 Carnivora - Mephitidae
Mephitinae indet.
Mephitinae indet. Bonaparte 1845 skunk
 Carnivora - Canidae
Epicyon haydeni2, Caninae indet.1
Epicyon haydeni2 Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
Caninae indet.1 Gill 1872 canine
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Calippus martini, Pliohippus pernix, Hipparion tehonense, Pseudhipparion skinneri, Hippotherium sp.1
Calippus martini Hesse 1936 horse
Pliohippus pernix Marsh 1874 horse
Hipparion tehonense Merriam 1916 hipparionine horse
Pseudhipparion skinneri Webb and Hulbert 1986 hipparionine horse
Hippotherium sp.1 Kaup 1832 hipparionine horse
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
? Merychyus sp.1
? Merychyus sp.1 Leidy 1858 oreodont
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Antilocapridae indet.
Antilocapridae indet. Gray 1866 pronghorn
 Rodentia - Mylagaulidae
Mylagaulidae indet.1
Mylagaulidae indet.1 Cope 1881 rodent
 Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Perognathus sp.
Perognathus sp. Maximillian 1839 pocket mouse
"P. cf. pearlettensis?"
1Alroy 2002; 2Wang et al. 1999