Title
The Carnivora of the Edson local fauna (late Hemphillian), Kansas
Related Titles
Series:
Smithsonian contributions to paleobiology, no. 54
By
Harrison, Jessica A.
Smithsonian Institution. Press
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983
Notes
The late Hemphillian Edson Quarry Local Fauna contains 36 species of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The eight species of carnivorans are Canis davisi, a primitive dog; Osteoborus cyonoides, a large borophagine; Agriotherium species, a long-limbed bear; Plesiogulo marshalli, a wolverine; Pliotaxidea nevadensis, a badger; Martinogale alveodens, a skunk; Adelphailurus kansensis, a metailurine felid; and Machairodus coloradensis, a machairodontine felid. Edson is one of several fossil localities in Sherman County, Kansas, and was deposited in a series of fine sands within the Ogallala Formation. A secondary channel in a braided stream system is proposed as the environment of deposition. The high percentage of juveniles, as well as the vast numbers of the salamander Ambystoma kansensis, indicate accumulation during the spring of the year. The Edson Quarry Local Fauna compares very well with such typically late Hemphillian faunas as Coffee Ranch, Texas, and Optima, Oklahoma. Although only the carnivorans have been treated in depth, a listing of the vertebrate taxa is offered as well.
Subjects
Carnivora, Fossil
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Kansas
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Paleontology
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Pliocene
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Sherman County
BHL Collections
Unearthed! Smithsonian Libraries' Paleo Collection
Call Number
QE701 .S56 no. 54
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.54.1
GPO:
910-G (microfiche)
LCCN:
https://lccn.loc.gov/83600029
OCLC:
9371585
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