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CIT 31, Grant County, Oregon, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)44.785,-119.581
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationOregon, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Grant County, Oregon, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
CIT 31Hunt, Jr. R. M. (2011)John Day - Kimberly"LACM 480 came from gray tuffaceous sandstone of the Kimberly Mem- ber along Rudio Creek a short distance above a supposed correlative ash of the Deep Creek tuff, dated elsewhere at ,27.9 Ma. If this age for the Rudio Creek ash is correct, it would appear to be a much older carnivore than T. ferox, which is a smaller and possibly much younger species, and in this case an ancestor- descendant relationship would be unlikely. However, if the correlative ash along Rudio Creek, identified by Fisher (sandstone30.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Rudiocyon amplidens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Amphicyonidae : Rudiocyon : Rudiocyon amplidens30.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic

References

Hunt, Jr. R. M. (2011) Evolution of Large Carnivores During the Mid-Cenozoic of North America: The Temnocyonine Radiation (Mammalia, Amphicyonidae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 358, 1-153 doi:10.1206/358.1
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