Runningwater Formation
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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
Among the following fossils have been found in the formation:
Mammals
- Aletomeryx gracilis
- Arretotherium fricki
- Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus
- Cynarctoides acridens
- Cynelos stenos
- 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
Bibliography
- Hunt Jr, Robert M.; Yatkola, Daniel A. (2020), , Geodiversitas, 42 (5): 57–67, doi: