Title
Systematics and Biostratigraphy of the Early Hemphillian Bemis Local Fauna, Ellis County, Kansas
Document Type
Thesis - campus only access
Date of Award
Spring 1978
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Geosciences
Advisor
Michael E. Nelson
Abstract
The Bemis local fauna is located in Ellis County, Kansas. Eleven mammalian taxa (1 mole, 1 dog, 1 leptarctine, 1 elephant, 3 horses, 2 rhinoceroses, 1 peccary, and 1 camel) are recognized in the fauna, which represents an accumulation around a watering hole. A late early Hemphill1an age is suggested for the fauna based on the presence of Aelurodon validus and Leptarctus. The Leptarctus material represents a new species due to its large size and loss of the P2. The Bemis local fauna is the first early Hemphillian fauna reported from central Kansas.
Recommended Citation
Tallan, Margaret, "Systematics and Biostratigraphy of the Early Hemphillian Bemis Local Fauna, Ellis County, Kansas" (1978). Master's Theses. 1735.
DOI: 10.58809/YCYF9720
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/1735
Rights
© 1978 Margaret Tallan
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