Silver Peak Quad (Miocene of the United States)
Where: Esmeralda County, Nevada (37.7° N, 117.8° W: paleocoordinates 38.5° N, 115.0° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collected by Turner, H.W.; reposited in the USNM
Primary reference: F. A. Lucas. 1900. A new fossil cyprinoid, Leuciscus turneri, from the Miocene of Nevada. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 22(1212):333-334 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 222558: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Patricia Holroyd on 01.10.2021
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Taxonomic list
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Actinopteri | |
Leuciscus turneri n. sp.
Leuciscus turneri n. sp. Lucas 1900 carp-like fish |