Buffalo Canyon: Burdigalian, Nevada
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Pinopsida
- Pinales
- Pinaceae
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Pinus ponderosoides leaf
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23 | |||||||||
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Pinus balfouroides multi organs
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21 | |||||||||
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Tsuga mertensioides seed/fruit
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48 | |||||||||
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Abies laticarpus seed/fruit
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2 | |||||||||
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Abies concoloroides seed/fruit
Brown 1940
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2 | |||||||||
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Pseudotsuga sonomensis multi organs
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40 | |||||||||
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Larix churchillensis seed/fruit
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14 | |||||||||
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Picea lahontense seed/fruit
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272 | |||||||||
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Picea sonomensis seed/fruit
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227 | |||||||||
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Picea magna seed/fruit
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40 | |||||||||
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Coniferales
- Cupressaceae
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Chamaecyparis cordillerae leaf
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1 | |||||||||
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Juniperus desatoyana multi organs
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117 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Myrtales
- Myrtaceae
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Eugenia nevadensis leaf
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3 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Ericales
- Vacciniaceae
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Vaccinium sophoroides leaf
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1 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Ericales
- Ericaceae
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Arbutus prexalapensis leaf
Axelrod 1939
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68 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Sapindales
- Sapindaceae
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Acer trainii seed/fruit
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1 | |||||||||
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Acer tyrrellii seed/fruit
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1 | |||||||||
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Acer negundoides multi organs
MacGinitie 1933
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122 | |||||||||
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Acer medianum leaf
Knowlton 1902
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1 | |||||||||
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Acer oregonianum seed/fruit
Knowlton 1902
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7 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Sapindales
- Meliaceae
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Cedrela trainii leaf
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3 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Rosales
- Rosaceae
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Cercocarpus ovatifolius leaf
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1 | |||||||||
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unclassified
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Chamaebatia nevadensis leaf
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1 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Rosales
- Rosaceae
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Heteromeles desatoyana leaf
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6 | |||||||||
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Lyonothamnus parvifolius leaf
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9 | |||||||||
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Prunus treasheri leaf
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12 | |||||||||
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Prunus chaneyi leaf
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6 | |||||||||
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Prunus moragensis leaf
Axelrod 1944
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1 | |||||||||
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Rosa harneyana leaf
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8 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Rosales
- Pomaceae
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Amelanchier desatoyana leaf
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11 | |||||||||
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Sorbus cassiana leaf
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31 | |||||||||
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Crataegus middlegatensis leaf
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3 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Rosales
- Ulmaceae
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Ulmus speciosa multi organs
Newberry 1883
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42 | |||||||||
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Zelkova brownii leaf
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Angiospermae
- Fagales
- Juglandaceae
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Juglans desatoyana leaf
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56 | |||||||||
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Carya bendirei leaf
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10 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Fagales
- Fagaceae
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Quercus hannibalii multi organs
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Quercus wislizenoides leaf
Axelrod 1944
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9 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Fagales
- Betulaceae
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Betula desatoyana leaf
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390 | |||||||||
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Betula ashleyi leaf
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26 | |||||||||
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Betula idahoensis leaf
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1 | |||||||||
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Betula thor multi organs
Knowlton 1926
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Alnus latahensis leaf
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1 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Malpighiales
- Salicaceae
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Salix storeyana leaf
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424 | |||||||||
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Salix churchillensis leaf
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53 | |||||||||
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Salix pelviga leaf
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52 | |||||||||
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Salix owyheeana leaf
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5 | |||||||||
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Salix laevigatoides leaf
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5 | |||||||||
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Salix desatoyana leaf
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3 | |||||||||
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Populus cedrusensis leaf
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74 | |||||||||
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Populus payettensis leaf
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17 | |||||||||
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Populus eotremuloides leaf
Knowlton 1898
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10 | |||||||||
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Populus pliotremuloides leaf
Axelrod 1937
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18 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Fabales
- Fabaceae
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Amorpha stenophylla leaf
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2 | |||||||||
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unclassified
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Symphoricarpos wassukana leaf
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2 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Nymphaeales
- Nymphaeaceae
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Nymphaeites nevadensis multi organs
Brown 1938
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8 | |||||||||
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Osteolepiformes
- Chrysolepididae
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Chrysolepis sonomensis leaf
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7 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Lamiales
- Oleaceae
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Fraxinus desatoyana multi organs
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29 | |||||||||
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Fraxinus eastgatensis multi organs
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4 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Saxifragales
- Grossulariaceae
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Ribes webbi leaf
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3 | |||||||||
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Ribes barrowsii leaf
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2 | |||||||||
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Ribes bonhamii leaf
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2 | |||||||||
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Ribes stanfordianum leaf
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1 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Saxifragales
- Saxifragaceae
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Hydrangea bendirei leaf
(Ward 1885)
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3 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Ranunculales
- Berberidaceae
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Mahonia reticulata leaf
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23 | |||||||||
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Mahonia macginitiei leaf
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12 | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Poales
- Typhaceae
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Typha lesquereuxi leaf
Cockerell 1908
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Hexactinellida
- Lychniscosa
- Camerospongiidae
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Robinia bisonensis leaf
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Insecta
- Orthoptera
- Acrididae
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Mioedipoda reisereri n. gen., n. sp.
Stidham and Stidham 2000
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Stidham and Stidham 2000 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| UCMP 151416 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Nevada | County: | Churchill |
| Coordinates: | 39.2° North, 117.8° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 40.1° North, 114.2° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Burdigalian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 |
| *Period: | Middle Tertiary - Middle Tertiary | *Epoch: | Early/Lower Miocene - Early/Lower Miocene |
| *International age/stage: | Burdigalian - Burdigalian | ||
| Key time interval: | Burdigalian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 20.44 - 15.98 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Buffalo Canyon |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | poorly lithified "shale" | ||
| Lithology description: white diatomite and interbedded buff-colored diatomaceous mudstone, siltstone, shale, and numerous fine pumiceous beds | |||
| Environment: | lacustrine indet. | Tectonic setting: | rift |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | mold/impression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
| Feeding/predation traces: | external foliage feeding |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,mechanical,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | PA 291 | ||
| Database number: | 27179 | ||
| Authorizer: | B. Tiffney, M. Clapham | Enterer: | B. Tiffney, C. Glavich, M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | paleobotany,paleoentomology |
| Created: | 2002-11-21 13:07:52 | Last modified: | 2016-12-26 17:11:58 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2002-11-21 13:07:52 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 7518. | D. I. Axelrod. 1991. The Early Miocene Buffalo Canyon Flora of Western Nevada. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 135:1-76 [B. Tiffney/B. Tiffney/B. Tiffney] |
Secondary references:
| 44337 | T. A. Stidham and J. A. Stidham. 2000. A new Miocene band-winged grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from Nevada. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 93:405-407 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |