Cedar Creek (Upper) (Oligocene of the United States)
Where: Logan County, Colorado (40.8° N, 103.1° W: paleocoordinates 42.0° N, 95.2° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Cedar Creek Member (Brule Formation), Orellan (33.9 - 33.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: E. C. Galbreath. 1953. A contribution to the Tertiary geology and paleontology of northeastern Colorado. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions Vertebrata 4:1-120 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 17083: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993
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Taxonomic list
• status of "Protomeryx campester" is unclear in light of Honey et al. 1998
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Mammalia | |
"Hesperocyon" coloradensis Wang 1994 canid | |
Hyaenodon horridus Leidy 1853 creodont | |
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Leptomeryx ? evansi Leidy 1853 ruminant | |
Palaeolagus burkei Schlaikjer 1935 rabbit
Megalagus turgidus Cope 1873 rabbit | |
Eumys elegans Leidy 1856 rodent | |
Cedromus wardi Wilson 1949 squirrel |