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Belt's Creek, Tyler County, Texas, USA

Mindat.org Locality Page	Tyler County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal)	30.8,-94.3
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on political unit
Given Location	Texas, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Tyler County, Texas, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Age
Belt's Creek	Prothero D. R., Manning E. M. (1987)		23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Push Creek	Forsten A. -M. (1975)		23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
TMM 30009 (Woodville Southwest)	Prothero D. R., Manning E. M. (1987)		23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Town Bluff	Alroy J. (2002)	Fleming	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
West Doucette	Prothero D. R., Manning E. M. (1987)	Fleming	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Woodville	Prothero D. R., Manning E. M. (1987)		23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Bouromeryx submilleri species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Dromomerycidae : Bouromeryx : *Barbouromeryx submilleri*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Prosynthetoceras francisi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Protoceratidae : Prosynthetoceras : *Prosynthetoceras francisi*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Herpetotheriidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Herpetotheriidae	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Anchitherium navasotae species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Anchitherium : *Anchitherium navasotae*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Hipparionini tribe	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparionini	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Merychippus gunteri species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Merychippus : *Merychippus gunteri*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Protohippus vetus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Protohippus : *Protohippus vetus*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Aphelops megalodus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Aphelops : *Aceratherium megalodum*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Peraceras hessei species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Peraceras : *Peraceras hessei*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Teleoceras medicornutum species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Teleoceras : *Teleoceras medicornutum*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Teleoceras meridianum species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Teleoceras : *Teleoceras meridianum*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Proboscidea order	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Jimomys labaughi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Florentiamyidae : Jimomys : *Jimomys labaughi*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Texomys ritchiei species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Florentiamyidae : Texomys : *Texomys ritchiei*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Protospermophilus quatalensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Protospermophilus : *Citellus quatalensis*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Rana sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Ranidae : *Rana*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Rana pipiens species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Ranidae : Rana : *Rana pipiens*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Siren miotexana species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Sirenidae : Siren : *Siren miotexana*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Elaphe nebraskensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Elaphe : *Elaphe nebraskensis*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Neonatrix elongata species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Neonatrix : *Neonatrix elongata*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Salvadora paleolineata species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Salvadora : *Salvadora paleolineata*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Texasophis fossilis species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Texasophis : *Texasophis fossilis*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene

References

Patton T. H., Taylor B. E. (1971) The Synthetoceratinae (Mammalia, Tylopoda, Protoceratidae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 145 2, 119-218

Forsten A. -M. (1975) The Fossil Horses of the Texas Gulf Coastal Plain: A Revision , Pearce-Sellards Series 22, 1-86

Holman J. A. (1977) Amphibians and reptiles from the Gulf Coast Miocene of Texas, Herpetologica 33 4, 391-403

Slaughter B. H. (1981) A New Genus of Geomyoid Rodent from the Miocene of Texas and Panama, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 1 1, 111-115

Prothero D. R., Manning E. M. (1987) Miocene rhinoceroses from the Texas Gulf Coastal Plain, Journal of Paleontology 61 2, 388-423

Albright L. B. (1996) Insectivores, rodents, and carnivores of the Toledo Bend Local Fauna: an Arikareean (earliest Miocene) assemblage from the Texas Coastal Plain, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16 3, 458-473 doi:10.1080/02724634.1996.10011334

Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals

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