Machaerodus Quarry (Miocene of the United States)
Also known as Machairodus Quarry; Xmas Channel
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: Merritt Dam Member (Ash Hollow Formation), Clarendonian (12.5 - 9.4 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: X. Wang, R. H. Tedford, and B. E. Taylor. 1999. Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243:1-392 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
PaleoDB collection 18245: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992, edited by Jonathan Marcot
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Taxonomic list
• underlies Machaerodus Ash, dated at 9.95 +/- 0.8 Ma FT on glass
185 F:AM specimens: Skinner and Johnson 1984
185 F:AM specimens: Skinner and Johnson 1984
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Paratomarctus euthos McGrew 1935 bone-crushing dog
Epicyon saevus Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
Aelurodon taxoides Hatcher 1894 bone-crushing dog | |
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Calippus cerasinus4, Cormohipparion matthewi8, "Hippotherium occidentale" = Cormohipparion occidentale1, Neohipparion trampasense3, Pseudhipparion skinneri4
"Hippotherium occidentale" = Cormohipparion occidentale1 Leidy 1856 hipparionine horse JA pers. obs.
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Skinnerhyus shermerorum n. gen. n. sp.7
Skinnerhyus shermerorum n. gen. n. sp.7 Prothero and Pollen 2013 peccary new species; see also Wright 1998
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