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CIT 31, Grant County, Oregon, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 44.785,-119.581 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Oregon, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Grant County, Oregon, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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CIT 31 | Hunt, 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 ( | sandstone | 30.8 - 20.43 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Rudiocyon amplidens species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Amphicyonidae : Rudiocyon : Rudiocyon amplidens | 30.8 - 20.43 Ma Cenozoic |
References
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!