Churchill Valley (LACM 6278): Miocene, Nevada
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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cf. Mustelidae indet.
Fischer 1817
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1 specimen | ||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Dinohippus sp.
Quinn 1955
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2 specimens | ||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Teleoceras sp.
Hatcher 1894
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1 specimen | ||||||
Mammalia
- Camelidae
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Camelidae indet.
Gray 1821
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1 specimen | ||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Nevada | County: | Lyon |
Coordinates: | 39.0° North, 119.2° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 39.7° North, 116.4° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
*Period: | Tertiary | ||
Key time interval: | Miocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 23.03000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | "Coal Valley" |
Lithology and environment
Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Collection methods and comments
Collection size: | 3 specimens |
Museum repositories: | LACM |
Metadata
Database number: | 18852 | ||
Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | J. Alroy | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 1998-09-21 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2002-06-03 03:27:43 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 1998-09-21 00:00:00 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
2067. | T. S. Kelly. 1998. New Miocene Mammalian Faunas from West Central Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 72(1):137-149 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot] |