FHSM VP-19283
Merycoidodon (Leidy, 1848)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Merycoidodon
Phylum
Chordata
Species
Class
Mammalia
Author
Leidy
Order
Artiodactyla
Year
1848
Family
Merycoidodontidae
Collected by
Griggs, C.
Date Collected
Identified By
Date Identified
Type
Number of Pieces
3
Description
Skull; Partial Skull, posterior half missing or poorly preserved ; Skull; Jaw, upper; dorsal half poorly preserved; premolars and molars present ; Skull; Jaw, lower; a couple teeth missing ; Skull; Isolated Teeth, canine; broken from lower jaw

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Nebraska
County
Dawes
Remarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality information
Group
Formation
Member
Zone
Bed
Local Fauna

Chronostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy

Earliest Era
Cenozoic
Latest Era
Cenozoic
Earliest Period
Neogene
Latest Period
Neogene
Earliest Epoch
Oligocene
Latest Epoch
Ologocene
Earliest Age
Latest Age
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone