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Forked Hills of Hayden, Boyd County, Nebraska, USA

Mindat.org Locality PageBoyd County, Nebraska, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal)42.9,-98.8
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on political unit
Given LocationNebraska, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Boyd County, Nebraska, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Forked Hills of HaydenVoorhies M. R. (1990)15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Joseph Jamber QuarryVoorhies M. R. (1990)15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Tetrabelodon osborni QuarryAlroy J. (2002)Ogallala - Valentine - lowernot reported15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Merycodus warreni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae : Merycodus : Cervus warreni15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Aepycamelus robustus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Aepycamelus : Aepycamelus robustus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Camelidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Procamelus occidentalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Procamelus : Procamelus occidentalis15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Protolabis gracilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Protolabis : Procamelus gracilis15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Ustatochoerus medius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Merycoidodontidae : Ustatochoerus : Merychyus medius15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Longirostromeryx sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Moschidae : Longirostromeryx15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Longirostromeryx wellsi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Moschidae : Longirostromeryx : Blastomeryx wellsi15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Procranioceras skinneri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Dromomerycidae : Cranioceras : Cranioceras skinneri15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Prosthennops xiphodonticus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Prosthennops : Prosthennops xiphodonticus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Amphicyonidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Amphicyonidae15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Aelurodon ferox
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Aelurodon : Aelurodon ferox15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Carpocyon compressus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Carpocyon : Aelurodon compressus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Cynarctus saxatilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Cynarctus : Cynarctus saxatilis15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Leptocyon vafer
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Leptocyon : Canis vafer15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Paratomarctus temerarius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Paratomarctus : Paratomarctus temerarius15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Pseudaelurus intrepidus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Pseudaelurus : Felis intrepidus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Pseudaelurus marshi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Pseudaelurus : Pseudaelurus marshi15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Brachypsalis pachycephalus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Brachypsalis : Brachypsalis pachycephalus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Leptarctus primus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Leptarctus : Leptarctus primus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Probassariscus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Probassariscus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Archaeolaginae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Archaeolaginae15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Hypolagus parviplicatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Hypolagus : Hypolagus parviplicatus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Metechinus amplior
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Erinaceidae : Metechinus : Metechinus amplior15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Parvericius montanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Erinaceidae : Parvericius : Parvericius montanus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Untermannerix copiosus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Erinaceidae : Untermannerix : Untermannerix copiosus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Domninoides valentinensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lipotyphla : Talpidae : Domninoides : Domninoides valentinensis15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Mystipterus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Talpidae : Mystipterus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Soricidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Calippus placidus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Calippus : Calippus placidus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Equinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hippodon : Equinae15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Equini
tribe
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equini15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Hipparionini
tribe
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparionini15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Hypohippus osborni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hypohippus : Hypohippus osborni15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Megahippus mckennai
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Megahippus : Megahippus mckennai15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Parahippus cognatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Parahippus : Anchitherium cognatus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Pliohippus mirabilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Pliohippus : Pliohippus mirabilis15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Protohippus perditus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Protohippus : Protohippus perditus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Peraceras profectum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Peraceras : Aceratherium profectum15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Peraceras superciliosum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Peraceras : Peraceras superciliosum15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Rhinocerotidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Teleoceras sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Teleoceras15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Tetrabelodon osborni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Gomphotherium : Tetrabelodon osborni15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Anchitheriomys sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Anchitheriomys15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Eucastor tortus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Eucastor : Castor tortus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Monosaulax curtus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Monosaulax : Dipoides curtus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Copemys longidens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Copemys : Copemys longidens15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Parapliosaccomys annae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Parapliosaccomys : Parapliosaccomys annae15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Cupidinimus nebraskensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Cupidinimus : Cupidinimus nebraskensis15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Perognathus brevidens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Heteromyidae : Perognathus : Perognathus brevidens15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Perognathus trojectioansrum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Heteromyidae : Perognathus : Perognathus trojectioansrum15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Mylagaulidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Mylagaulidae15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Marmotini
tribe
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Marmotini15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Petauristodon sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Petauristodon15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Protospermophilus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Protospermophilus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Megasminthus tiheni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Dipodidae : Megasminthus : Megasminthus tiheni15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Schaubeumys cartomylos
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Zapodidae : Schaubeumys : Schaubeumys cartomylos15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Emydidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Emydidae15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Glyptemys valentinensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Emydidae : Glyptemys : Glyptemys valentinensis15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene

References

Barbour E. H. (1917) The Boyd County Mastodon, Tetrabelodon osborni, Nebraska Geological Survey 4 30, 1-14
Prothero D. R. (1989) Personal communication regarding rhinocerotid identifications
Voorhies M. R. (1990) Vertebrate biostratigraphy of the Ogallala Group in Nebraska, Geologic Framework and Regional Hydrology: Upper Cenozoic Blackwater Draw and Ogallala Formations, Great Plains, 115-151
Korth W. W. (2000) Review of Miocene (Hemingfordian to Clarendonian) mylagaulid rodents (Mammalia) from Nebraska, Annals of Carnegie Museum 69 4, 227-280
Holman J. A., Fritz U. (2001) A new emydine species from the Medial Miocene (Barstovian) of Nebraska, USA with a new generic arrangement for the species of Clemmys sensu McDowell (1964) (Reptilia: Testudines: Emydidae), Zoologische Abhandlungen: Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden 51 19, 321-343
Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals
Holman J. A. (2003) The status of Emydoidea hutchisoni Holman, 1995 (Testudines: Emydidae). (Note), Michigan Academician 35
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