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
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Mammalia | |
Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 rabbit | |
Ophiomys cf. mcknighti Gustafson 1978 vole | |
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer | |
Paracryptotis rex Hibbard 1950 red-toothed shrew
Sorex powersi Hibbard and Bjork 1971 long-tailed shrew |