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Carlin, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Formation | Carlin |
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Age: | 23.0 - 5.3 Ma Miocene |
Interval | Miocene |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 2 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Carlin | Elko County, Nevada, USA | Carlin |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Humboldt | 23.0 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | 10 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Brachycrus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Merycoidodontidae : Brachycrus | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Teleoceras medicornutum species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Teleoceras : Teleoceras medicornutum | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals |
Prothero D. R. (2005) The Evolution of North American Rhinoceroses, 1-218 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!