Alsea Formation
Appearance
Alsea Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Rupelian (Whitneyan) ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Underlies | Yaquina Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Siltstone |
Other | Mudstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 44°36′N 124°00′W / 44.6°N 124.0°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 44°18′N 113°06′W / 44.3°N 113.1°W |
Region | Lincoln County, Oregon |
Country | ![]() |
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[edit]
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
Mammals[edit]
Fish[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Alsea Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Deméré & Berta, 2008
- ^ Peredo et al., 2018
- ^ Fordyce, 2002
- ^ Welton, 2016
Bibliography[edit]
- 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: 1–9
- 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: 308–352
- 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