Blufftop ( of the United States)

Also known as UO 2778; UW C0149; Ellner; Orchard

Where: Franklin County, Washington (46.3° N, 119.1° W: paleocoordinates 46.3° N, 118.1° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: uppermost Member (Ringold Formation), Blancan (4.9 - 1.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: E. P. Gustafson. 1985. Soricids (Mammalia, Insectivora) from the Blufftop Local Fauna, Blancan Ringold Formation of Central Washington, and the Correlation of Ringold Formation Faunas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 5(1) [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details

PaleoDB collection 20064: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

• two localities; UO and UW locality are the same as Ellner
Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 rabbit
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Ophiomys cf. mcknighti Gustafson 1978 vole
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Paracryptotis rex Hibbard 1950 red-toothed shrew
Sorex powersi Hibbard and Bjork 1971 long-tailed shrew