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Anita, Coconino County, Arizona, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	35.7,-112.4
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on political unit
Given Location	Arizona, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Coconino County, Arizona, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Anita	Alroy J. (2002)				4.9 - 0.3 Ma Cenozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Antilocapridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae	4.9 - 0.3 Ma Cenozoic
Hemiauchenia sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : *Hemiauchenia*	4.9 - 0.3 Ma Cenozoic
Megatylopus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : *Megatylopus*	4.9 - 0.3 Ma Cenozoic
Tayassuidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae	4.9 - 0.3 Ma Cenozoic
Canis armbrusteri species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : *Canis armbrusteri*	4.9 - 0.3 Ma Cenozoic
Canis edwardii species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : *Canis edwardii*	4.9 - 0.3 Ma Cenozoic
Canis latrans species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : *Canis latrans*	4.9 - 0.3 Ma Cenozoic
Chasmaporthetes ossifragus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Chasmaporthetes : *Chasmaporthetes ossifragus*	4.9 - 0.3 Ma Cenozoic
Taxidea taxus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Taxidea : *Taxidea taxus*	4.9 - 0.3 Ma Cenozoic
Alilepus browni species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Alilepus : *Alilepus browni*	4.9 - 0.3 Ma Cenozoic
Lepus benjamini species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Lepus : *Lepus benjamini*	4.9 - 0.3 Ma Cenozoic
Equus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : *Equus*	4.9 - 0.3 Ma Cenozoic
Neotoma cinerea species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : *Neotoma cinerea*	4.9 - 0.3 Ma Cenozoic
Marmota arizonae species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Marmota : *Marmota arizonae*	4.9 - 0.3 Ma Cenozoic
Spermophilus tuitus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Spermophilus : *Citellus tuitus*	4.9 - 0.3 Ma Cenozoic

References

Hay O. P. (1921) Descriptions of species of Pleistocene Vertebrata, types or specimens of most of which are preserved in the United States National Museum, Proceedings of the United States National Museum 59, 599-642

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

Webb S. D. (1974) Pleistocene llamas of Florida, with a brief review of the Lamini, Pleistocene Mammals of Florida, 170-213

Nowak R. M. (1979) North American Quaternary Canis, Monograph of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas 6, 1-154

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

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

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