Contributions to paleontology

New species and genus

This section contains new genus and species that have been found by us and donated to various museums and institutions. Finding new genus and species is not easy. We have easily donated over 25,000 specimens to various museums and instutions and the below items are the only ones so far that were new to science. Multiple other papers are in the works, hopefully this section is updated soon!

Peradectes gulottai

New Species of Eocene
opossum, representing the smallest opossum species known and is the first Early Cenozoic marsupial known from the Atlantic Coastal Plain.


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Eostrix gulottai

New Species of Eocene
owl representing the smallest owl species known.

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Pavoformipes gulottai

New Species of Pleistocene turkey.

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Teilhardina Sp.

Eocene omomyid from the Nanjemoy fomration. It almost certainly represents a previously unknown species and is the first fossil primate from the Atlantic coastal plain

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Siouxlindrodon sullivani

New Species of Eocene rodent from the big cotton wood creek member, Chadron formation of the white river badlands. This represents a new genus and therefore a new species as well

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Costepeiromy attasorus

New genus and obviously new species of Eocene rodent from the big cotton wood creek member, Chadron formation of the white river badlands.

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Protansomys gulottai

New Species of Eocene rodent from the big cotton wood creek member, Chadron formation of the white river badlands. This represents a new genus and therefore a new species as well

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Ischyromys brevidens

New Species of Eocene rodent from the big cotton wood creek member, Chadron formation of the white river badlands.

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Paradjidaumo patriciae

New Species of Eocene rodent from the big cotton wood creek member, Chadron formation of the white river badlands.

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Yoderimys massarae

New Species of Eocene rodent from the big cotton wood creek member, Chadron formation of the white river badlands.

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Litoyoderimys grossus

New Species of Eocene rodent from the big cotton wood creek member, Chadron formation of the white river badlands.

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Kirkomys miriamae

New Species of Eocene rodent from the big cotton wood creek member, Chadron formation of the white river badlands.

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Cedromus modicus

New Species of Oligocene\Eocene rodent from the big cotton wood creek member, Chadron formation of the white river badlands.

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Oligoryctes tenutalonidus

New Species of Eocene insectivore from the big cotton wood creek member, Chadron formation of the white river badlands.

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Special specimens and publications

This section contains a small sampling of some projects and publications we have spearheaded or taken part in, as well as non new species specimens that we have found and offered up to scientist to be studied. This list is in no way exhaustive and quite frankly only about 30% complete. We've been at this for a long time and it's hard to document every project we have worked on and donations we have made.

Book on smaller species from the ranch

Lengthy publication created on the specimens we collected from the ant hills on our White River Badlands ranch in Nebraska. This was a massive undertaking and collaborative project. Many thanks to the authors who spent countless hours studying and writing up the over 6,000 identifiable specimens and thousands of unidentifiable specimens that had to be sorted out. This research effort led to the discovery of multiple new species and genus of previously unknow animals

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Euclastes roundsi

The best example of a skull from this species that has been found to date

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Early pliestocene footprints

Publication we assisted in when we located footprints in bog iron at the Stratford Hall Plantation in westmoreland county VA. Many thanks to Dr. Weems for his efforts on this paper. One new species of animal was found utilizing these footprints.

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Massive coprolite donation

The donation of over 10,000 coprolites in conjunction with a family friends donation led to this study

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Miocene dolphin skull Westmoreland State Park

Photos of a Miocene dolphin skull that was quarried out of the cliffs at Westmoreland State park in Virginia under a permit we use to be on with the state. The specimen is currently on display in the visitors center. The species has yet to be determined

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Miocene Whale skull Westmoreland State Park

Photos of a Miocene whale skull that was quarried out of the cliffs at Westmoreland State park in Virginia under a permit we use to be on with the state. Multiple other vertebrae and bones were collected with this specimen. The specimen is currently on display in the visitors center. The species has yet to be determined. This was a massive undertaking. Many thanks to all those whom assisted

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