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McKay, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA

FormationMcKay
Age:10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
IntervalHemphillian
Lithologysandstone
Number of Collections1
Number of Occurrences42

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
McKay ReservoirUmatilla County, Oregon, USAMcKay

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Nettion bunkeri
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Nettion : Nettion bunkeri10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Bartramia umatilla
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Scolopacidae : Bartramia : Bartramia umatilla10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Lophortyx shotwelli
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Odontophoridae : Lophortyx : Lophortyx shotwelli10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Camelidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Platygonus brachirostris
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Platygonus : Platygonus brachirostris10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Epicyon saevus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Epicyon : Epicyon saevus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Eucyon davisi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Eucyon : Eucyon davisi10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Felis longignathus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Lynx : Felis longignathus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Machairodus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Machairodus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Mustela sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Mustela10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Brachypsalis marshalli
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Plesiogulo : Brachypsalis marshalli10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Pliotaxidea nevadensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Pliotaxidea : Pliotaxidea nevadensis10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Chiroptera
order
4Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Hypolagus oregonensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Hypolagus : Hypolagus oregonensis10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Ochotona spanglei
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Ochotonidae : Ochotona : Ochotona spanglei10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Gaillardia thomsoni
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Talpidae : Gaillardia : Gaillardia thomsoni10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Neurotrichus columbianus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Talpidae : Neurotrichus : Neurotrichus columbianus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Scalopoides sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Talpidae : Scalopoides10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Scapanus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Talpidae : Scapanus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Scapanus proceridens
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Talpidae : Scapanus : Scapanus proceridens10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Hipparionini
tribe
5.5Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparionini10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Teleoceras hicksi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Teleoceras : Teleoceras hicksi10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Mammutidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Mammutidae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Liodontia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Aplodontiidae : Liodontia10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Castor sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Castor10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Dipoides smithi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Dipoides : Dipoides smithi10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Antecalomys valensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Antecalomys : Antecalomys valensis10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Peromyscus pliocenicus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Basirepomys : Peromyscus pliocenicus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Copemys esmeraldensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Copemys : Copemys esmeraldensis10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Peromyscus antiquus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Peromyscus : Peromyscus antiquus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Prosomys mimus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Prosomys : Prosomys mimus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Leptodontomys oregonensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Eomyidae : Leptodontomys : Leptodontomys oregonensis10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Parapliosaccomys oregonensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Parapliosaccomys : Parapliosaccomys oregonensis10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Dipodomyinae
subfamily
5.3Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Heteromyidae : Dipodomyinae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Oregonomys sargenti
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Heteromyidae : Oregonomys : Oregonomys sargenti10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Perognathinae
subfamily
5.3Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Heteromyidae : Perognathinae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Hesperogaulus wilsoni
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Mylagaulidae : Hesperogaulus : Hesperogaulus wilsoni10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Neotamias sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Neotamias10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Marmota oregonensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Parapaenemarmota : Marmota oregonensis10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Citellus mckayensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Spermophilus : Citellus mckayensis10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Citellus wilsoni
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Spermophilus : Citellus wilsoni10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Pliozapus solus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Dipodidae : Pliozapus : Pliozapus solus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene

References

Shotwell J. A. (1956) Hemphillian mammalian assemblage from northeastern Oregon, Geological Society America Bulletin 67
Shotwell J. A. (1958) Inter-community relationships in Hemphillian (mid-Pliocene) mammals, Ecology 39 2, 271-282
Brodkorb P. (1958) Birds from the Middle Pliocene of McKay, Oregon, The Condor 60 4, 252-255
Shotwell J. A. (1967) Peromyscus of the Late Tertiary in Oregon, Bulletin of the Museum of Natural History, University of Oregon 5, 1-35
Shotwell J. A. (1967) Late Tertiary Geomyoid Rodents of Oregon, Bulletin of the Museum of Natural History, University of Oregon 9, 1-51
Hutchison J. H. (1968) Fossil Talpidae (Insectivora, Mammalia) from the Tertiary of Oregon, Bulletin of the Museum of Natural History, University of Oregon 11, 1-117
Lindsay E. H. (1972) Small mammal fossils from the Barstow Formation, California, University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 93, 1-104
Wagner H. (1976) A new species of Pliotaxidea (Mustelidae; Carnivora) from California, Journal of Paleontology 50 1, 107-127
Harrison J. A. (1981) A review of the extinct wolverine, Plesiogulo (Carnivora: Mustelidae), from North America, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 46, 1-27
Martin J. E. (1984) A Survey of Tertiary Species of Perognathus (Perognathinae) and a description of a new genus of Heteromyinae,, Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication 9, 90-121
Martin J. E. (1998) Two new sciurids, Eutamias malloryi and Parapaenemarmota (Rodentia), from the late Miocene (Hemphillian) of northern Oregon, Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum Research Report 6, 31-42
Korth W. W. (1999) Hesperogaulus, a new genus of mylagaulid rodent (Mammalia) from the Miocene (Barstovian to Hemphillian) of the Great Basin, Journal of Paleontology 73 5, 945-951
Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals
Prothero D. R. (2005) The Evolution of North American Rhinoceroses, 1-218
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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