PBDB Collection

Taunton ( of the United States)

Also known as LACM loc. 6048; UWBM A 9326

Where: Adams County, Washington (47.0° N, 118.5° W: paleocoordinates 47.2° N, 117.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Ringold Formation, Blancan (4.9 - 1.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Reposited in the LACM

Primary reference: R. H. Tedford and E. P. Gustafson. 1977. First North American record of the extinct panda Parailurus. Nature 265:621-623 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details

PaleoDB collection 20062: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

• 50 m thick interval - magnetically reversed
stratigraphic position relative to main Ringold Fm. sites not known
UWBM A 9326 is a new quarry opened in 1988: White and Morgan 1995

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unclassified
-	Tauntonophis morganorum n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Tauntonophis morganorum n. gen. n. sp.⁶
Mammalia
Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae	Megalonyx leptostomus⁵ Megalonyx leptostomus⁵ Cope 1893 edentate
Carnivora - Felidae	Felidae indet.⁵, Dinofelis cf. palaeoonca⁵, Puma lacustris⁵, Lynx cf. rufus⁵ Felidae indet.⁵ Gray 1821 cat said to possibly be a "machairodont" Dinofelis cf. palaeoonca⁵ Meade 1945 cat Puma lacustris⁵ Gazin 1933 cougar Lynx cf. rufus⁵ Schreber 1777 bobcat
Carnivora - Ursidae	Plionarctos cf. harroldorum⁷ Plionarctos cf. harroldorum⁷ Tedford and Martin 2001 bear
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Satherium piscinarium⁵, Taxidea sp., Trigonictis cookii⁵, Mustela cf. rexroadensis⁵ Satherium piscinarium⁵ Leidy 1873 otter Taxidea sp. Waterhouse 1839 badger Trigonictis cookii⁵ Gazin 1934 mustelid carnivore Mustela cf. rexroadensis⁵ Hibbard 1950 weasel
Carnivora - Ailuridae	Parailurus sp. Parailurus sp. Schlosser 1899 red panda
Carnivora - Procyonidae	? Procyon sp.⁵, Bassariscus cf. casei⁵ ? Procyon sp.⁵ Storr 1780 raccoon Bassariscus cf. casei⁵ Hibbard 1952 ringtail
Carnivora - Mephitidae	Buisnictis breviramus⁵, Spilogale sp.⁵ Buisnictis breviramus⁵ Hibbard 1941 skunk Spilogale sp.⁵ Gray 1865 skunk
Carnivora - Canidae	Canis sp.⁵, Canis lepophagus, Borophagus diversidens⁵ Canis sp.⁵ Linnaeus 1758 canine two forms Canis lepophagus Johnston 1938 canine Borophagus diversidens⁵ Cope 1892 bone-crushing dog placed at LACM loc. 6408 by Wang et al. 1999
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Hemiauchenia cf. macrocephala⁵, Camelops sp.⁵ Hemiauchenia cf. macrocephala⁵ Cope 1893 camel Camelops sp.⁵ Leidy 1854 camel
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	Platygonus sp. Platygonus sp. Leconte 1848 peccary
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	? Odocoileus sp.⁵, ? Rangifer sp.⁵ ? Odocoileus sp.⁵ Rafinesque 1832 New World deer ? Rangifer sp.⁵ Hamilton-Smith 1827 reindeer
Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae	Capromeryx tauntonensis n. sp.⁵ Capromeryx tauntonensis n. sp.⁵ Morgan and Morgan 1995 pronghorn
Perissodactyla - Equidae	"Equus simplicidens" = Plesippus simplicidens "Equus simplicidens" = Plesippus simplicidens Cope 1892 horse
Theriamorpha - Soricidae	Sorex sp.⁵, Sorex cf. meltoni⁵ Sorex sp.⁵ Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed shrew large Sorex cf. meltoni⁵ Hibbard and Bjork 1971 long-tailed shrew
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Hypolagus ringoldensis⁹, Hypolagus gidleyi⁸, Hypolagus furlongi⁹, Hypolagus edensis⁸, Alilepus cf. wilsoni⁹, Alilepus vagus⁴, ? Nekrolagus sp.⁹ Hypolagus ringoldensis⁹ Gustafson 1978 rabbit Hypolagus gidleyi⁸ White 1988 rabbit presumably includes "H. cf. vetus" of Gustafson 1985a Hypolagus furlongi⁹ Gazin 1934 rabbit Hypolagus edensis⁸ Frick 1921 rabbit presumably includes "H. limnetus" of Gustafson 1985a Alilepus cf. wilsoni⁹ White 1991 rabbit Alilepus vagus⁴ Gazin 1934 rabbit ? Nekrolagus sp.⁹ Hibbard 1939 rabbit
Rodentia - Heteromyidae	Prodipodomys sp.², Perognathinae indet.⁵ Prodipodomys sp.² Hibbard 1939 rodent Perognathinae indet.⁵ Coues 1875 rodent
Rodentia - Geomyidae	Thomomys sp.⁵, Thomomys cf. gidleyi⁵ Thomomys sp.⁵ Wied-Neuwied 1839 pocket gopher large Thomomys cf. gidleyi⁵ Wilson 1933 pocket gopher
Rodentia - Castoridae	Castor californicus⁴, Procastoroides cf. idahoensis⁵ Castor californicus⁴ Kellogg 1911 beaver Procastoroides cf. idahoensis⁵ Shotwell 1970 beaver
Rodentia - Sciuridae	? Spermophilus cf. russelli³, Spermophilus cf. howelli³ ? Spermophilus cf. russelli³ Gustafson 1978 ground squirrel Spermophilus cf. howelli³ Hibbard 1941 ground squirrel
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Neotoma cf. fossilis⁵, Ondatra minor¹, Ophiomys taylori⁴ Neotoma cf. fossilis⁵ Gidley 1922 pack rat Ondatra minor¹ Kretzoi 1955 muskrat Ophiomys taylori⁴ Hibbard 1959 vole "Mimomys taylori-parvus" according to Morgan and Morgan 1995
Reptilia
Squamata - Boidae	Charina bottae⁶ Charina bottae⁶ Blainville 1835 northern rubber boa
Squamata - Crotalidae	Crotalus sp.⁶ Crotalus sp.⁶ Linnaeus 1758 rattlesnake
Squamata - Colubridae	Colubridae indet.⁶, Pituophis catenifer⁶, "Lampropeltis getula" = Lampropeltis getulus⁶, Elaphe pliocenica⁶, Elaphe vulpina⁶, Thamnophis sp.⁶ Colubridae indet.⁶ Oppel 1811 colubrid snake Coluber sp. or Masticophis sp. Pituophis catenifer⁶ gopher snake "Lampropeltis getula" = Lampropeltis getulus⁶ Linnaeus 1766 kingsnake Elaphe pliocenica⁶ colubrid snake Elaphe vulpina⁶ Baird and Girard 1853 fox snake Thamnophis sp.⁶ Fitzinger 1843 garter snake

¹Alroy 2002; ²Dalquest et al. 1992; ³Goodwin and Morgan 1993; ⁴Gustafson 1985; ⁵Morgan and Morgan 1995; ⁶Parmley and Walker 2003; ⁷Tedford and Martin 2001; ⁸White 1988; ⁹White and Morgan 1995