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Elderberry Canyon Quarry, White Pine County, Nevada, USA

Mindat.org Locality PageWhite Pine County, Nevada, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal)39,-114.1
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on political unit
Given LocationNevada, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)White Pine County, Nevada, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Cathedral CaveBell C. J. (1995)1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Horse Camp SpringsKelly T. S., Lander E. B. (1988)23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Elderberry Canyon QuarryEmry R. J. (1990)"Sheep Pass"from "a bed of limestone about 25 to 30 cm thick""limestone"50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Plantae
kingdom
Plantae50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Ostracoda
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Aves
class
Animalia : Chordata : Aves50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Antiacodon pygmaeus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Homacodontidae : Antiacodon : Antiacodon pygmaeus50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Ticholeptus zygomaticus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Merycoidodontidae : Ticholeptus : Ticholeptus zygomaticus23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Canis latrans
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : Canis latrans1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Mustela nigripes
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Mustela : Mustela nigripes1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Mustela nivalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Mustela : Mustela nivalis1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Mustela zibellina americana
subspecies
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Martes : Mustela zibellina americana1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Chiroptera
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Microchiroptera
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Microchiroptera50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Pantolestes longieundus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pantolestidae : Pantolestes : Pantolestes longieundus50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Hyopsodus paulus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Condylarthra : Hyopsodontidae : Hyopsodus : Hyopsodus paulus50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Sinopa rapax
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyaenodontidae : Sinopa : Sinopa rapax50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Apatemys bellus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Apatemyidae : Apatemys : Apatemys bellus50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Aztlanolagus agilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Aztlanolagus : Aztlanolagus agilis1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Brachylagus coloradoensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Brachylagus : Brachylagus coloradoensis1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Brachylagus idahoensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Brachylagus : Brachylagus idahoensis1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Leporidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Ochotona sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Ochotonidae : Ochotona1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Tetrapassalus mckennai
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Epoicotheriidae : Tetrapassalus : Tetrapassalus mckennai50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Soricidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Viverravidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Viverravidae50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Viverravus minutus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Viverravidae : Viverravus : Viverravus minutus50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Hyrachyus modestus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Hyrachyidae : Hyrachyus : Hyrachyus modestus50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Fouchia elyensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Fouchia : Fouchia elyensis50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Helaletes nanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Helaletes : Helaletes nanus50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Isectolophus latidens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Isectolophidae : Isectolophus : Helaletes latidens50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Uintasorex sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Microsyopidae : Uintasorex50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Notharctus tenebrosus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Notharctidae : Notharctus : Notharctus tenebrosus50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Trogolemur myodes
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Anaptomorphidae : Trogolemur : Trogolemur myodes50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Allophaiomys pliocaenicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Allophaiomys : Allophaiomys pliocaenicus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Lemmiscus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Lemmiscus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Lemmiscus curtatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Lemmiscus : Lemmiscus curtatus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Microtus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Microtus meadensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus : Microtus meadensis1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Microtus paroperarius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus : Microtus paroperarius1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Microtus pennsylvanicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus : Microtus pennsylvanicus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Mictomys meltoni
1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Mimomys virginianus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Mimomys : Mimomys virginianus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Phenacomys gryci
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Phenacomys : Phenacomys gryci1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Mattimys sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Eutypomyidae : Mattimys50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Microparamys sambucus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Ischyromyidae : Microparamys : Microparamys sambucus50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Elymys complexus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Dipodidae : Elymys : Elymys complexus50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Reithroparamys delicatissimus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Reithroparamyidae : Reithroparamys : Paramys delicatissimus50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Reithroparamys huerfanensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Reithroparamyidae : Reithroparamys : Reithroparamys huerfanensis50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Knightomys sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuravidae : Knightomys50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Pauromys exallos
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuravidae : Pauromys : Pauromys exallos50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Sciuravus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuravidae : Sciuravus50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Spermophilus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Spermophilus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Anura
order
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Eobatrachus : Anura50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Squamata
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Serpentes
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Serpentes50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene

References

Kelly T. S., Lander E. B. (1988) Biostratigraphy and Correlation of Hemingfordian and Barstovian Land Mammal Assemblages, Caliente Formation, Cuyama Valley Area, California, Tertiary Tectonics and Sedimentation in the Cuyama Basin, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties, California, 1-19
Emry R. J., Korth W. W. (1989) Rodents of the Bridgerian (Middle Eocene) Elderberry Canyon Local Fauna of Eastern Nevada, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 67
Emry R. J. (1989)  A Tiny New Eocene Ceratomorph and Comments on "Tapiroid" Systematics , Journal of Mammalogy 70 4
Emry R. J. (1990) Mammals of the Bridgerian (middle Eocene) Elderberry Canyon Local Fauna of eastern Nevada, Dawn of the Age of Mammals in the Northern Part of the Rocky Mountain Interior, North America. Geological Society of America Special Paper 243, 187-210
Bell C. J. (1995) A middle Pleistocene (Irvingtonian) microtine rodent fauna from White Pine County, Nevada, and its implications for microtone rodent biochronology\r\n, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15 3, 18A
Owen P. R., Bell C. J. (1998) A fossil black-footed ferret (Mustela Nigripes) from Cathedral Cave, White Pine County, Nevada, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18 3, 68A
Eaton J. G., Hutchison J. H., et al (1999) Vertebrates of the Turtle Basin local fauna, middle Eocene, Sevier Plateau, south-central Utah, Utah Geological Survey Miscellaneous Publication 99-1, 501-507
Ramos C. N. (1999) An Irvingtonian species of Brachylagus (mammalia: Lagomorpha) from Porcupine Cave, Park County, Colorado, Great Basin Naturalist 59 2, 151-159
Owen P. R., Bell C. J., et al (2000) Fossils, Diet, and Conservation of Black-Footed Ferrets (Mustela nigripes), Journal of Mammalogy 81 2, 422-433
Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals
Jass C. N. (2009) Pleistocene lagomorphs from Cathedral Cave, Nevada, PaleoBios 29 1, 1-12
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