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The White River Fauna are fossil animals found in the White River Badlands of South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska in the United States including Badlands National Park. [1]
The fossils have been found in the White River Formation, Chadron Formation, Brule Formation, and the Arikaree Formation.
Animals from the White River Badlands date from the Eocene, Oligocene, the Miocene, and the Pliocene Epochs.
Genera include:
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Bathornis |
|
† Bathornithidae | Eocene-Miocene | The type genus of the Bathornithidae, large predatory birds related to seriemas. [2] | |
† Paracrax | †Bathornithidae | Closely related and similar to the conspecific Bathornis; however, it seems to have occupied more arid environments. [3] |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Bothriodon |
|
† Anthracotheriidae | |||
† Elomeryx |
|
† Anthracotheriidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Poebrotherium |
|
Camelidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Archaeotherium |
|
† Entelodontidae | Oligocene | ||
† Daeodon |
|
†Entelodontidae | Miocene |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Leptomeryx | † Leptomerycidae | The most common fossil found in the area. [4] |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Eporeodon |
|
† Merycoidodontidae | Oligocene | ||
† Leptauchenia | †Merycoidodontidae | ||||
† Merycoidodon | †Merycoidodontidae | ||||
† Miniochoerus | †Merycoidodontidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Protoceras | † Protoceratidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Hypertragulus | † Hypertragulidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Daphoneus |
|
† Amphicyonidae | Eocene-Miocene | ||
† Parictis | † Amphicynodontinae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Archaeocyon |
|
† Borophaginae | Oligocene |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Osbornodon | Canidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Hyaenodon |
|
† Hyaenodontidae | Eocene - Miocene |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Dinictis |
|
† Nimravidae | Eocene-Miocene | ||
† Hoplophoneus |
|
†Nimravidae | Eocene-Oligocene | ||
† Nimravus | †Nimravidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Xenocranium |
|
† Epoicotheriidae | Oligocene |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Palaeolagus | Leporidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Megacerops | † Brontotheriidae | Eocene - Oligocene |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Mesohippus | Equidae | ||||
† Miohippus | Equidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Metamynodon | † Amynodontidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Hyracodon | † Hyracodontidae | Eocene - Oligocene |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Subhyracodon | Rhinocerotidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Protapirus | Tapiridae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Agnotocastor |
|
Castoridae | Eocene-Miocene | ||
† Ischyromys | † Ischyromyidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alligator | Crocodilia | Eocene | |||
† Peltosaurus | Anguidae | ||||
† Stylemys |
|
Testudinidae |
This article about White River Fauna includes a
list of references,
related reading, or
external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
inline citations. (December 2021) |
The White River Fauna are fossil animals found in the White River Badlands of South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska in the United States including Badlands National Park. [1]
The fossils have been found in the White River Formation, Chadron Formation, Brule Formation, and the Arikaree Formation.
Animals from the White River Badlands date from the Eocene, Oligocene, the Miocene, and the Pliocene Epochs.
Genera include:
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Bathornis |
|
† Bathornithidae | Eocene-Miocene | The type genus of the Bathornithidae, large predatory birds related to seriemas. [2] | |
† Paracrax | †Bathornithidae | Closely related and similar to the conspecific Bathornis; however, it seems to have occupied more arid environments. [3] |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Bothriodon |
|
† Anthracotheriidae | |||
† Elomeryx |
|
† Anthracotheriidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Poebrotherium |
|
Camelidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Archaeotherium |
|
† Entelodontidae | Oligocene | ||
† Daeodon |
|
†Entelodontidae | Miocene |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Leptomeryx | † Leptomerycidae | The most common fossil found in the area. [4] |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Eporeodon |
|
† Merycoidodontidae | Oligocene | ||
† Leptauchenia | †Merycoidodontidae | ||||
† Merycoidodon | †Merycoidodontidae | ||||
† Miniochoerus | †Merycoidodontidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Protoceras | † Protoceratidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Hypertragulus | † Hypertragulidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Daphoneus |
|
† Amphicyonidae | Eocene-Miocene | ||
† Parictis | † Amphicynodontinae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Archaeocyon |
|
† Borophaginae | Oligocene |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Osbornodon | Canidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Hyaenodon |
|
† Hyaenodontidae | Eocene - Miocene |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Dinictis |
|
† Nimravidae | Eocene-Miocene | ||
† Hoplophoneus |
|
†Nimravidae | Eocene-Oligocene | ||
† Nimravus | †Nimravidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Xenocranium |
|
† Epoicotheriidae | Oligocene |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Palaeolagus | Leporidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Megacerops | † Brontotheriidae | Eocene - Oligocene |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Mesohippus | Equidae | ||||
† Miohippus | Equidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Metamynodon | † Amynodontidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Hyracodon | † Hyracodontidae | Eocene - Oligocene |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Subhyracodon | Rhinocerotidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Protapirus | Tapiridae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Agnotocastor |
|
Castoridae | Eocene-Miocene | ||
† Ischyromys | † Ischyromyidae |
Genus | Species | Clade | Epoch | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alligator | Crocodilia | Eocene | |||
† Peltosaurus | Anguidae | ||||
† Stylemys |
|
Testudinidae |