File:Fossiliferous fluvial deposit (Long Pine Formation, Pliocene, 2-3 Ma; Zebra Quarry, Ashfall Fossil Beds, Nebraska, USA) 1.jpg

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English: Mammal bones in a fossiliferous fluvial deposit in the Pliocene of Nebraska, USA.

This is a fossil quarry excavated in a Pliocene-aged, fluvial sand and gravel deposit in northeastern Nebraska. Identified organisms at the site include: Equus idahoensis (also known as Equus simplicidens, an extinct horse species), Gigantocamelus (an extinct camel), Hesperotestudo (an extinct turtle), and Stegomastodon (an extinct elephant).

Elongated bone at upper left = rib fragment from a Stegomastodon elephant Circular bone at top = vertebra from a Stegomastodon elephant Bone below that = wrist bone from a Stegomastodon elephant

Stratigraphy: Long Pine Formation, Pliocene, 2-3 Ma

Locality: Zebra Quarry, Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park, northeastern Nebraska, USA

Info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagerman_horse and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanotylopus and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesperotestudo and

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegomastodon
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Author James St. John

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