PBDB Collection

Gordon Creek Quarry (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UCMP V-3313; UNSM Cr-14

Where: Cherry County, Nebraska (42.8° N, 100.8° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 45.5° N, 95.6° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Burge Member (Valentine Formation), Clarendonian (12.5 - 9.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: S. D. Webb. 1969. The Burge and Minnechaduza Clarendonian Mammalian Faunas of North-Central Nebraska. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 78:1-191 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

PaleoDB collection 18176: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• originally described by Stirton and McGrew 1935 and McGrew 1938a
184 F:AM specimens: Skinner and Johnson 1984; figure not useable because Webb's material is from the UCMP

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Mammalia
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Gomphotherium sp. Gomphotherium sp. Burmeister 1837 gomphothere
Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae	Metechinus sp. Metechinus sp. Matthew 1929 hedgehog noted also by Rich 1981
Carnivora - Canidae	Paratomarctus euthos¹, Aelurodon ferox⁵, Aelurodon stirtoni⁵ Paratomarctus euthos¹ McGrew 1935 bone-crushing dog Aelurodon ferox⁵ Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog F:AM and UNSM Aelurodon stirtoni⁵ Wang et al. 1999 bone-crushing dog F:AM
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Teleoceras major⁴ Teleoceras major⁴ Hatcher 1894 rhinoceros pers. commun.: "T. fossiger"; (see McGrew 1938a)
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Megahippus matthewi, Hypohippus affinis, "Merychippus" cf. coloradense, Equini indet.¹, Pliohippus pernix³, Pseudhipparion retrusum Megahippus matthewi Barbour 1914 anchitheriine horse Hypohippus affinis Leidy 1858 anchitheriine horse "Merychippus" cf. coloradense Osborn 1918 horse Equini indet.¹ Quinn 1955 horse Pliohippus pernix³ Marsh 1874 horse Supplemental Table S1 Pseudhipparion retrusum Cope 1889 hipparionine horse
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Protolabis heterodontus, Aepycamelus robustus¹, Procamelus grandis Protolabis heterodontus Cope 1874 camel Aepycamelus robustus¹ Leidy 1858 camel Procamelus grandis Gregory 1939 camel
Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae	Merychyus sp.¹ Merychyus sp.¹ Leidy 1858 oreodont
Artiodactyla - Dromomerycidae	Cranioceras unicornis Cranioceras unicornis Matthew 1918 ruminant described as "Dromomeryx parvus" by McGrew 1938a
Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae	Cosoryx furcatus Cosoryx furcatus Leidy 1869 pronghorn see also Frick 1937
Rodentia - Mylagaulidae	Ceratogaulus cf. rhinocerus² Ceratogaulus cf. rhinocerus² Matthew 1902 rodent
Rodentia - Castoridae	Castoridae indet. Castoridae indet. Gray 1821 beaver

¹Alroy 2002; ²Korth 2000; ³Mihlbachler et al. 2011; ⁴Prothero 1989; ⁵Wang et al. 1999