Marsland Formation Explained

The Marsland Formation is a geologic formation in Nebraska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.

Fossil content

Ungulates reported from the Marsland Formation
Genus	Species	Presence	Material	Notes	Images
Mediochoerus	M. johnsoni	Dawes County, Nebraska (upper part of the formation).^[1]	A skull	A merycoidodontid.
Menoceras	M. barbouri	Morrill & Box Butte counties, Nebraska.^[2] ^[3]	Skulls.	A rhinoceros.
	M. falkenbachi	Morrill County, Nebraska (lower part of the formation).	Skulls.	Synonymized with M. barbouri.^[4]
	M. marslandensis	Box Butte County, Nebraska (upper part of the formation).	Skulls.	Synonymized with M. barbouri.

Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 17 December 2021.

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