Quartz Basin (UO 2465): Barstovian, Oregon
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Prodipodomys mascallensis
Downs 1956
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= informal Korth dipodomyine mascallensis
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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Spermophilus cf. tephrus
(Gazin 1932)
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| recombined as Protospermophilus tephrus | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Zapodidae
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Macrognathomys sp.
Hall 1930
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Peromyscus sp.
Gloger 1841
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= Copemys barstowensis
Lindsay 1972
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Lindsay 1972 | |||||||||
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Peromyscus pagei
Shotwell 1967
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= Copemys pagei
Shotwell 1967
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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Monosaulax progressus n. sp.
Shotwell 1968
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Heteromyidae
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Peridiomys oregonensis
(Gazin 1932)
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= Balantiomys oregonensis
Gazin 1932
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
| recombined as Peridiomys oregonensis | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Eomyidae
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Adjidaumo quartzi
Shotwell 1967
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= Leptodontomys quartzi
Shotwell 1967
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Pseudotheridomys pagei
Shotwell 1967
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Hypolagus sp.
Dice 1917
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= Archaeolaginae indet.
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Talpidae
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Domninoides sp.
Green 1956
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Achlyoscapter longirostris
Hutchison 1968
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Scalopoides ripafodiator
Hutchison 1968
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Mystipterus pacificus
Hutchison 1968
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Mammalia
- Soricidae
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Ingentisorex tumididens
Hutchison 1966
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Alluvisorex arcadentes
Hutchison 1966
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Mammalia
- Plesiosoricidae
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Meterix cf. latidens
Hall 1929
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= Plesiosorex cf. donroosai
Green 1977
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
| "probably" P. donroosai, Voorhies 1983 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Ursidae
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Hemicyon sp.
Lartet 1851
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= Ursidae indet.
Gray 1825
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Brachypsalis sp.
Cope 1890
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= Mustelidae indet.
Fischer 1817
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Mustela sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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| might include "Didelphidae indet.," which is a small carnivore according to Korth 1994a | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Procyonidae
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Bassariscus sp.
Coues 1887
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= Procyonidae indet.
Gray 1825
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
| M1, which is identical in Probassariscus based on Hall 1927 and Baskin 1989 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Canidae indet.
Fischer de Waldheim 1817
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Mammalia
- Antilocapridae
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Merycodus nevadensis
Merriam 1911
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= Paracosoryx cf. nevadensis
Merriam 1911
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Palaeomerycidae
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Dromomeryx borealis
(Cope 1877)
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Mammalia
- Tayassuidae
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Prosthennops sp.
Matthew and Gidley 1904
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= Tayassuinae indet.
Palmer 1897
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Merychippus sp.
Leidy 1856
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= Equinae indet.
Steinmann and Döderlein 1890
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Teleoceras medicornutum
Osborn 1904
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Prothero 2005 | |||||||||
| "Quartz Basin l.f." | ||||||||||
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? Aphelops sp.
Owen 1845
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Oregon | County: | Malheur |
| Coordinates: | 43.6° North, 117.5° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 44.4° North, 114.4° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 | ||
| *Period: | Tertiary | ||
| Key time interval: | Barstovian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 16.30000 - 12.50000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Deer Butte | Member: | Holdout |
| Local section: | MlhrE | Local bed: | 2 |
| Local order: | bottom to top |
Lithology and environment
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | bulk,sieve |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 19011 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, J. Marcot | Enterer: | J. Alroy, J. Marcot |
| Modifier: | J. Alroy | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 1994-07-26 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2007-09-07 20:42:36 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1994-07-26 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 3117. | J. A. Shotwell. 1968. Miocene mammals of southeast Oregon. Bulletin of the Museum of Natural History, University of Oregon 14:1-67 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot] |
Secondary references:
| 6294 | J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Kouvari] | |
| 2243 | E. H. Lindsay. 1972. Small mammal fossils from the Barstow Formation, California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 93:1-104 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy] | |
| 51726 | D. R. Prothero. 2005. The Evolution of North American Rhinoceroses. 1-218 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot] |