Morse Creek Number 1 (Holocene of the United States)

Where: Montana (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

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Taxonomic list

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