Anxiety Butte (Orellan) (Oligocene of Canada)
Where: Saskatchewan, Canada (49.7° N, 109.0° W: paleocoordinates 51.1° N, 100.2° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Orellan (33.9 - 33.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: J. E. Storer. 1996. Eocene-Oligocene faunas of the Cypress Hills Formation, Saskatchewan. In D. R. Prothero and R. J. Emry (eds.), The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America 240-261 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details
PaleoDB collection 17055: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 12.04.1997
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• newly collected material from four localities
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Mesohippus bairdi Leidy 1850 anchitheriine horse
Miohippus sp. Marsh 1874 anchitheriine horse | |
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Diceratherium sp. Marsh 1875 rhinoceros | |
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? Toxotherium sp. Wood 1961 odd-toed ungulate | |
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Colodon sp. Marsh 1890 tapir | |
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Elomeryx sp. Marsh 1894 anthracothere | |
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Archaeotherium mortoni Leidy 1850 even-toed ungulate | |
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Poebrotherium sp. Leidy 1847 camel | |
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Protoceras sp. Marsh 1891 protoceratid | |
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Leptomeryx evansi Leidy 1853 ruminant | |
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Palaeolagus haydeni Leidy 1856 rabbit | |
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Eumys elegans Leidy 1856 mouse | |