Where: Jefferson County, Oregon (44.7° N, 120.6° W: paleocoordinates 46.2° N, 105.7° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Noblett Member (Clarno Formation), Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lithified shale
Size class: macrofossils
• Six nearly complete specimens
Preservation: adpression
Collected by S. Manchester
Collection methods: quarrying, chemical,
• Repository: Florida Museum of Natural History
Primary reference: L. Grande and M. De Pinna. 1998. Description of a Second Species of the Catfish Hypsidoris and a Reevaluation of the Genus and the Family Hypsidoridae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(3):451-474 [S. Peters/S. McMullen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 134674: authorized by Shanan Peters, entered by Sharon McMullen on 12.10.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri | |
Hypsidoris oregonensis n. sp.
Hypsidoris oregonensis n. sp. Grande and De Pinna 1998 catfish |