Volcanic Ash Pit (Miocene of the United States)
Where: Cherry County, Nebraska (42.8° N, 100.8° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 45.5° N, 95.6° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on political unit
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 18446: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 19.05.2000
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Epicyon saevus Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
Aelurodon taxoides Hatcher 1894 bone-crushing dog | |