Morse Creek Number 1 (Holocene of the United States)

Where: Montana (46.7° N, 113.1° W: paleocoordinates 46.7° N, 113.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestriallithified

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. L. Rasmussen. 1974. New Quaternary mammal localities in the upper Clark Fork River valley, western Montana. Northwest Geology 3:62-70 [M. Uhen/C. Peredo]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 162133: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Carlos Peredo on 19.09.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Erethison dorsatum, Phenacomya intermedius
Mammalia
 Primates - Hominidae
Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Sylvilagus nuttallii, Lepus americanus, Lepus townsendii
Sylvilagus nuttallii Bachman 1837 mountain cottontail
Lepus americanus Erxleben 1777 snowshoe hare
Lepus townsendii Bachman 1839 white-tailed jackrabbit
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Ochotona princeps
Ochotona princeps Richardson 1828 American pika
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
Thomomys talpoides
Thomomys talpoides Richardson 1828 northern pocket gopher
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, Glaucomys sabrins, Spermophilus columbianus, Eutamias sp., Marmota flaviventris
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Erxleben 1777 American red squirrel
Glaucomys sabrins flying squirrel
Spermophilus columbianus Ord 1815 Columbian ground squirrel
Eutamias sp. Trouessart 1880 chipmunk
Marmota flaviventris Audubon and Bachman 1841 yellow-bellied marmot
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
"Lagurus curtatus" = Lemmiscus curtatus, Neotoma cinerea, Arvicola richardsonii, Microtus pennsylvaniaus, "Synaptomys borealis" = Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis, Peromyscus maniculatus
"Lagurus curtatus" = Lemmiscus curtatus Cope 1868 sagebrush vole
Neotoma cinerea Ord 1815 bushy-tailed woodrat
"Synaptomys borealis" = Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis Richardson 1828 northern bog lemming
Peromyscus maniculatus Wagner 1843 deer mouse
 Rodentia - Zapodidae
Zapus princeps
Zapus princeps Allen 1893 jumping mouse
 Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Sorex cinereus, Sorex palustris
Sorex cinereus Kerr 1792 cinereus shrew
Sorex palustris Richardson 1828 American water shrew
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Odocoileus hemionus, Cervus canadensis
Odocoileus hemionus Rafinesque 1817 mule deer
Cervus canadensis Erxleben 1777 elk
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Antilocapra americana
Antilocapra americana Ord 1815 pronghorn
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Ovis canadensis, "Bison bison" = Bos bison
Ovis canadensis Shaw 1804 bighorn sheep
"Bison bison" = Bos bison Linnaeus 1758 American bison
 Carnivora - Felidae
"Felis concolor" = Puma concolor
"Felis concolor" = Puma concolor Linnaeus 1771 puma
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus arctos
Ursus arctos Linnaeus 1758 brown bear
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis familiaris, Canis latrans, Vulpes vulpes
Canis familiaris Linnaeus 1758 dog
Canis latrans Say 1823 coyote
Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox