Easter Lily Mine East (Oligocene of the United States)

Also known as MV 6008

Where: Jefferson County, Montana (46.0° N, 112.0° W: paleocoordinates 47.6° N, 103.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Dunbar Creek Member (Renova Formation), Orellan (33.9 - 33.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: W. D. Kuenzi and R. W. Fields. 1971. Tertiary Stratigraphy, Structure, and Geologic History, Jefferson Basin, Montana. Geological Society America Bulletin 82(12):3373-3394 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

PaleoDB collection 17109: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

• probably the "higher beds north of the railroad" of Matthew 1903 based on map and stratigraphy of Kuenzi and Fields 1971
"Cryptoryctes kayi" is omitted by Tabrum et al. 1996

"Palaeolagus cf. temnodon" and "Megalagus cf. brachyodon" are omitted by Tabrum et al. 1996

"? Colodon sp." is omitted by Tabrum et al. 1996

"? Poebrotherium sp." is mentioned by Matthew 1903a but omitted by Tabrum et al. 1996

"Agriochoerus sp." is omitted by Tabrum et al. 1996
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Aplodontidae
"Prosciurus relictus" = Altasciurus relictus3
"Prosciurus relictus" = Altasciurus relictus3 Cope 1873 mountain beaver
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Eumys elegans1 Leidy 1856 mouse
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
"Palaeolagus" burkei3 Schlaikjer 1935 rabbit
Palaeolagus haydeni3 Leidy 1856 rabbit
"Palaeolagus" intermedius3 Matthew 1899 rabbit
 Theriamorpha - Geolabididae
Centetodon kuenzii3 Lillegraven et al. 1981 placental
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Mesohippus bairdi3 Leidy 1850 anchitheriine horse
Miohippus obliquidens3 Osborn 1904 anchitheriine horse
 Artiodactyla - Leptomerycidae
Pronodens cf. transmontanus2 Douglass 1903 ruminant
 Carnivora - Canidae
? Hesperocyon sp.3 Scott 1890 canid
"?Carnivora"
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Copedelphys titanelix3 Matthew 1903 marsupial
Herpetotherium valens3 Lambe 1908 marsupial
Herpetotherium fugax3 Cope 1873 marsupial