Stenomylus Quarry

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Stenomylus Quarry is a notable fossil site in Nebraska known for its exceptionally well-preserved remains of the small prehistoric camel Stenomylus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fossil site ⓘ
paleontological site ⓘ
containsFossilTaxon Stenomylus ⓘ
Stenomylus hitchcocki ⓘ
linked to: Stenomylus
country United States ⓘ
discoveredIn early 20th century ⓘ
ecosystemType ancient grassland environment ⓘ
excavatedBy paleontologists from the University of Nebraska State Museum ⓘ
formationEnvironment fluvial and overbank deposits ⓘ
fossilPreservation articulated skeletons ⓘ
mass death assemblage ⓘ
geologicalAge Hemingfordian North American Land Mammal Age ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Early Miocene ⓘ
hasCoordinateRegion northwestern Nebraska ⓘ
hasFossilType camelid fossils ⓘ
mammal fossils ⓘ
knownFor exceptionally well-preserved fossils of Stenomylus ⓘ
fossil assemblage of small prehistoric camels ⓘ
locatedIn Garden County, Nebraska ⓘ
Nebraska ⓘ
managedBy Agate Fossil Beds National Monument ⓘ
namedAfter Stenomylus ⓘ
near Agate Fossil Beds ⓘ
partOf Ash Hollow Formation ⓘ
linked to: Harrison Formation
region Great Plains ⓘ
researchField vertebrate paleontology ⓘ
significance important for understanding Early Miocene faunas of the Great Plains ⓘ
provides detailed information on the anatomy of small camelids ⓘ
usedFor public education about prehistoric life ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ

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Stenomylus → fossilSite → Stenomylus Quarry ⓘ