Taunton ( of the United States)
Also known as LACM loc. 6048; UWBM A 9326
Where: Adams County, Washington (47.0° N, 118.5° W: paleocoordinates 47.2° N, 117.9° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Ringold Formation, Blancan (4.9 - 1.8 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Reposited in the LACM
Primary reference: R. H. Tedford and E. P. Gustafson. 1977. First North American record of the extinct panda Parailurus. Nature 265:621-623 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details
PaleoDB collection 20062: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• 50 m thick interval - magnetically reversed
stratigraphic position relative to main Ringold Fm. sites not known
UWBM A 9326 is a new quarry opened in 1988: White and Morgan 1995
stratigraphic position relative to main Ringold Fm. sites not known
UWBM A 9326 is a new quarry opened in 1988: White and Morgan 1995
Show authors, comments, and common names
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Tauntonophis morganorum n. gen. n. sp.6
Tauntonophis morganorum n. gen. n. sp.6 | |
Mammalia | |
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Parailurus sp. Schlosser 1899 red panda | |
Taxidea sp. Waterhouse 1839 badger | |
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Canis lepophagus Johnston 1938 canine | |
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Platygonus sp. Leconte 1848 peccary | |
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Capromeryx tauntonensis n. sp.5
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"Equus simplicidens" = Plesippus simplicidens
"Equus simplicidens" = Plesippus simplicidens Cope 1892 horse | |
Alilepus cf. wilsoni9, Alilepus vagus4, ? Nekrolagus sp.9, Hypolagus furlongi9, Hypolagus gidleyi8, Hypolagus edensis8, Hypolagus ringoldensis9
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Reptilia | |
Colubridae indet.6, Thamnophis sp.6, Pituophis catenifer6, Elaphe pliocenica6, Elaphe vulpina6, "Lampropeltis getula" = Lampropeltis getulus6
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