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Bidahochi, Navajo County, Arizona, USA

Formation	Bidahochi
Age:	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Interval	Clarendonian
Number of Collections	2
Number of Occurrences	33

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Jeddito	Navajo County, Arizona, USA	Bidahochi

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Camelidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Epicyon haydeni species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Epicyon : *Epicyon haydeni*	13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene
Eucyon davisi species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Eucyon : *Eucyon davisi*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Paramachaerodus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : *Paramachaerodus*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Cernictis repenningi species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Cernictis : *Cernictis repenningi*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Brachypsalis marshalli species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Plesiogulo : *Brachypsalis marshalli*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Procyonidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Hypolagus ringoldensis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Hypolagus : *Hypolagus ringoldensis*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Domninoides sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Talpidae : *Domninoides*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Notiosorex sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : *Notiosorex*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Dipoides williamsi species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Dipoides : *Dipoides williamsi*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Calomys (Bensonomys) gidleyi species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Bensonomys : *Calomys (Bensonomys) gidleyi*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Calomys (Bensonomys) yazhi species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Bensonomys : *Calomys (Bensonomys) yazhi*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Copemys sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : *Copemys*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Cricetinae subfamily	5.3	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Cricetinae	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Paronychomys alticuspis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Paronychomys : *Paronychomys alticuspis*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Cupidinimus bidahochiensis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Heteromyidae : Cupidinimus : *Cupidinimus bidahochiensis*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Perognathinae subfamily	5.3	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Heteromyidae : Perognathinae	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Mylagaulidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Mylagaulidae	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Sciuridae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Spermophilus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : *Spermophilus*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Bufo sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Bufonidae : *Bufo*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Bufo pliocompactilis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Bufonidae : Bufo : *Bufo pliocompactilis*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Bufo woodhousei species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Bufonidae : Bufo : *Bufo woodhousei*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Hyla sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Hylidae : *Hyla*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Scaphiopus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Pelobatidae : *Scaphiopus*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Rana sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Ranidae : *Rana*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Heterodon nasicus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Dipsadidae : Heterodon : *Heterodon nasicus*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Lampropeltis getulus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Lampropeltis : *Lampropeltis getulus*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Pituophis melanoleucus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Pituophis : *Pituophis melanoleucus*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Thamnophis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Natricidae : *Thamnophis*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Eumeces sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Scincidae : *Eumeces*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Cnemidophorus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Teiidae : *Cnemidophorus*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene

References

Lindsay E. H., Tessman N. T. (1974) Cenozoic Vertebrate Localities and Faunas in Arizona, Journal of the Arizona Academy of Sciences 9 1, 3-24

Baskin J. A. (1979) Small Mammals of the Hemphillian Age White Cone Local Fauna, Northeastern Arizona, Journal of Paleontology 53 3, 695-708

Harrison J. A. (1981) A review of the extinct wolverine, Plesiogulo (Carnivora: Mustelidae), from North America, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 46, 1-27

White J. A. (1988) The Archaeolaginae (Mammalia, Lagomorpha) of North America, Excluding Archaeolagus and Panolax, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 7 4, 425-450

Wang X., Tedford R. H., et al (1999) Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243, 1-392

Korth W. W. (2000) Review of Miocene (Hemingfordian to Clarendonian) mylagaulid rodents (Mammalia) from Nebraska, Annals of Carnegie Museum 69 4, 227-280

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

Parmley D., Peck D. L. (2002) Amphibians and reptiles of the late Hemphillian White Cone local fauna, Navajo County, Arizona, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 1, 175-178

Tedford R. H., Wang X., et al (2009) Phylogenetic Systematics of the North American Fossil Caninae (Carnivora: Canidae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 325, 1-218 doi:10.1206/574.1

Hodnett J. M. (2010) A machairodont felid (Mammalia; Carnivora; Felidae) from the latest Hemphillian (Late Miocene / Early Pliocene) Bidahochi Formation, northeastern Arizona, PaleoBios 29 3, 76-91

Baskin J. A. (2011) A new species of Cernictis (Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae) from the Late Miocene Bidahochi Formation of Arizona, USA, Palaeontologia Electronica 14 3, 1-7

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