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Among the skeletal materials found are isola,:;ed vertebrae, carpal and

tarsal bones of horse, and certain artiodactyl limb elements.

Mint Canyon Fauna

The vertebrate fauna. is represented by the following forms:

Equidae

Pa.ra.h.ippus, sp.

Merychippus californicus :iii:erria.m

Merychippus intermontanus 1/ferriam

Protohippus?, sp.

Ca.melidae

Miolabis californicus, n. sp.

Antilocapridae

Merycodus'? , sp.

Large antelopine form

Rodentia

Archeolagu.s?, sp. or Hypola.gu.s·?, sp.

Proboscidea

Tetrabelodon'?, sp.

Aves

Avian remains.

Testudina.ta

Testudo, sp.

Description ot Fauna.
PARAHIPPUS, s:p.
Although the material upon which this genus was recognized is not
available for study at the present time, identification was made by

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Dr. Chester Stock. The teeth are brachydont and have very little cement.

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U.S.G.S. Bull. 753, p. 54