FHSM VP-341
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
Sternberg, G.F.
Date Collected
1952-10-23
Identified By
Sternberg, G.F.
Date Identified
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
Skull; Partial Skull, ; Vertebra; Cervical, ; Vertebra; Thoracic, ; Rib; Rib Cage, Partial ribs; Pectoral Girdle; Scapula, Left; Limb; Humerus, Left; Limb; Radius, Left; Limb; Ulna, Left; Limb; Metacarpal, hand is disarticulated, only partial metacarpals; Limb; Phalanx, hand is disarticulated, only partial phalanges

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Wyoming
County
Converse
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
Miocene
Latest Epoch
Miocene
Earliest Age
Latest Age
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone