Runningwater Formation
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| Runningwater Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Miocene (Hemingfordian) ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Region | Nebraska |
| Country | United States |
Runningwater Formation (the United States) Runningwater Formation (Nebraska) | |
The Runningwater Formation is a geologic formation in Nebraska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Hemingfordian of the Early Miocene of the Neogene period. The sandstones and conglomerates of the formation were deposited in a fluvial environment. The formation has provided many fossil mammals.
Fossil content
[edit | edit source]Among the following fossils have been found in the formation:[1]
- Mammals
- Aletomeryx gracilis
- Arretotherium fricki
- Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus
- Cynarctoides acridens
- Cynelos stenos[2]
- Diceratherium niobrarense
- Daphoenodon (Borocyon) robustum
- Desmocyon thomsoni
- Hypertragulus minor
- Menoceras barbouri
- Merychyus arenarum, M. elegans
- Metatomarctus canavus
- Osbornodon iamonensis
- Pseudoblastomeryx advena
- Anchitheriomys stouti
- Desmatippus tyleri
- Edaphocyon lautus
- Amphicyon galushai
- Craterogale cf. simus
- Leptarctus cf. ancipidens
- Leptocyon vulpinus
- Tephrocyon scitulus
- Merycochoerus proprius
- Reptiles
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Runningwater Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Hunt & Yatkola, 2020
Bibliography
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Categories:
- Geologic formations of Nebraska
- Neogene geology of Nebraska
- Miocene Series of North America
- Hemingfordian
- Aquitanian (stage)
- Burdigalian
- Sandstone formations of the United States
- Conglomerate formations of the United States
- Fluvial deposits
- Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of North America
- Paleontology in Nebraska
- Box Butte County, Nebraska
- Dawes County, Nebraska