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Thin Elk Formation

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Thin Elk Formation
Stratigraphic range: Neogene
TypeFormation
Location
Region South Dakota
Country United States

The Thin Elk Formation is a geologic formation in South Dakota. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.

Fossil content

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Mammals

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Ungulates

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Ungulates reported from the Thin Elk Formation
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images
Cormohipparion C. occidentale Ed Ross Ranch Quarry, Bennett County, South Dakota.[1] Skull (F:AM 71872).[1] An equid.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Woodburne, Michael O. (September 2007). "Phyletic diversification of the Cormohipparion occidentale complex (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Equidae), late Miocene, North America, and the origin of the Old World Hippotherium datum". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (306): 1–138.