Benson, south (Neogene of the United States)

Where: Cochise County, Arizona (31.9° N, 110.3° W: paleocoordinates 32.5° N, 107.7° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Neogene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Wetmore. 1924. Fossil birds from southeastern Arizona. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 64(5):1-18 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 216972: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 07.01.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Theropoda - Odontophoridae
Colinus sp.
Colinus sp. Goldfuss 1820 bobwhite
 Theropoda - Colymbidae
Colymbus sp.
Colymbus sp. Linnaeus 1758 avialan
Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet., Dendrocygna eversa n. sp., Querquedula sp., Branta minuscula n. sp.
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Dendrocygna eversa n. sp. Wetmore 1924 whistling duck
Querquedula sp. Stephens 1826 duck
Branta minuscula n. sp. Wetmore 1924 goose
 Passeriformes - Passerellidae
Junco sp.
Junco sp. Wagler 1831 junco
 Passeriformes - Fringillidae
Fringillidae indet.
Fringillidae indet. Vigors 1825 finch
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus sp.
Corvus sp. Linnaeus 1758 crow
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Gallinula sp.
Gallinula sp. Brisson 1760 moorhen