Earth:Alsea Formation
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| Alsea Formation Stratigraphic range: Rupelian (Whitneyan) ~33.7–30.6 Ma | |
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| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Yaquina Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Other | Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 44°36′N 124°00′W / 44.6°N 124.0°W |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 44°18′N 113°06′W / 44.3°N 113.1°W |
| Region | Lincoln County, Oregon |
| Country | United States |
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The Alsea Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Rupelian stage of the Oligocene period.[1]
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
Mammals
Fish
- Orthechinorhinus davidae[5]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oregon
- Paleontology in Oregon
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alsea Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Deméré & Berta, 2008
- ↑ Peredo et al., 2018
- ↑ Fordyce, 2002
- ↑ Welton, 2016
Bibliography
- Peredo, C. M.; Pyenson, N. D.; Marshall, C. D.; Uhen, M. D. (2018), "Tooth loss precedes the origin of baleen in whales", Current Biology 28 (24): 1–9, doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.10.047, PMID 30503622, Bibcode: 2018CBio...28E3992P
- Welton, B. J (2016), "First report of Orthechinorhinus (Squaliformes: Etmopteriidae) from the Pacific Basin; A new species from Early Oligocene rocks of Oregon, USA", Fossil Record 5: 303–308
- Deméré, T. A.; Berta, A. (2008), "Skull anatomy of the Oligocene toothed mysticete Aetiocetus weltoni (Mammalia; Cetacea): implications for mysticete evolution and functional anatomy", Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 154 (2): 308–352, doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00414.x
- Fordyce, R. E (2002), "Simocetus rayi (Odontoceti, Simocetidae, new family); a bizarre new archaic Oligocene dolphin from the eastern North Pacific", Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 93: 185–222, doi:10.5479/si.00810266.93.185, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/352095
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