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Lapara Creek Site 8, Live Oak County, Texas, USA

Mindat.org Locality Page	Live Oak County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal)	28.3,-98.1
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on political unit
Given Location	Texas, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Live Oak County, Texas, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Age
Lapara Creek Site 8	Patton T. H. (1969)	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
TMM 30904	Forsten A. -M. (1975)	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
TMM 31039	Alroy J. (2002)	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
TMM 31263	Alroy J. (2002)	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Ictalurus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Siluriformes : Ictaluridae : *Ictalurus*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Ramoceros ramosus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae : Ramoceros : *Cosoryx ramosus*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Procamelus occidentalis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Procamelus : *Procamelus occidentalis*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Synthetoceras tricornatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Protoceratidae : Synthetoceras : *Synthetoceras tricornatus*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Prosthennops sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : *Prosthennops*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Ischyrocyon gidleyi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Amphicyonidae : Ischyrocyon : *Dinocyon gidleyi*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Aelurodon taxoides species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Aelurodon : *Aelurodon taxoides*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Calippus cerasinus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Calippus : *Calippus cerasinus*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Calippus placidus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Calippus : *Calippus placidus*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Calippus regulus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Calippus : *Calippus regulus*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Cormohipparion ingenuum species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Cormohipparion : *Cormohipparion ingenuum*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Equinae subfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hippodon : Equinae	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Equini tribe	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equini	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Hippotherium sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : *Hippotherium*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Hypohippus affinis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hypohippus : *Anchitherium affinis*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Merychippus gunteri species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Merychippus : *Merychippus gunteri*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Nannippus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : *Nannippus*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Pliohippus pernix species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Pliohippus : *Pliohippus pernix*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Pseudhipparion curtivallum species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Pseudhipparion : *Astrohippus curtivallis*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Pseudhipparion skinneri species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Pseudhipparion : *Pseudhipparion skinneri*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Teleoceras major species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Teleoceras : *Teleoceras major*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Gomphotherium sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : *Gomphotherium*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Ceratogaulus anecdotus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Mylagaulidae : Ceratogaulus : *Ceratogaulus anecdotus*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Ceratogaulus rhinocerus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Mylagaulidae : Ceratogaulus : *Ceratogaulus rhinocerus*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Emydidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Emydidae	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Apalone sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : *Apalone*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene

References

Patton T. H. (1969) Miocene and Pliocene Artiodactyls, Texas Gulf Coastal Plain, Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 14 2

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

Webb S. D., Hulbert, Jr. R. C. (1986) Systematics and evolution of Pseudhipparion (Mammalia, Equidae) from the late Neogene of the Gulf Coastal Plain and the Great Plains, Contributions to Geology, the University of Wyoming, Special Paper 3, 237-272

Hulbert, Jr. R. C. (1988) Calippus and Protohippus (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Equidae) from the Miocene (Barstovian-early Hemphillian) of the Gulf Coastal Plain, Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 32 3, 221-340

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

Baskin J. A., Hulbert R. C. (2012) A Late Clarendonian Local Fauna From the Goliad Formation of South Texas, Paludicola 8 4, 187-193

May S. R. (2019) The Lapara Creek Fauna: Early Clarendonian of south Texas, USA, Palaeontologia Electronica 22.1.15, 1-129 doi:10.26879/929

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