The Yaquina Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.
| Yaquina Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Chattian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Lincoln County, Oregon |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Yaquina Head |
Fossil content edit
Mammals edit
Carnivorans edit
| Carnivorans reported from the Yaquina Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Enaliarctos | E. barnesi | South of Beaver Creek, Lincoln County, Oregon.[1] | USNM 314295 (anterior half of cranium and associated mandibular rami).[1] | A pinnipedimorph. | |
| E. sp., cf. E tedfordi | Ona Beach, Lincoln County, Oregon.[2] | UCMP 253400 (associated right mandible, thoracic vertebra & 2 ribs).[2] | A pinnipedimorph. | ||
Cetaceans edit
| Cetaceans reported from the Yaquina Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Aetiocetus | A. cotylaveus | Lincoln County, Oregon.[3] | An aetiocetid whale. |  | |
| A. weltoni | Ona Beach, Lincoln County, Oregon.[4] | UCMP 122900.[4] | An aetiocetid whale. |  | |
Desmostylians edit
| Desmostylians reported from the Yaquina Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Behemotops | B. emlongi | Seal Rock State Wayside, Lincoln County, Oregon.[5] | USNM 244033 & 186889.[5] | ||
| Cornwallius | C. sookensis | "2 skulls, 4 partial mandibles, 4 isolated teeth, an innominate & a tibia".[6] | A desmostylid. | ||
Fish edit
Bony fish edit
| Bony fish reported from the Yaquina Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Paleobathygadus | P. yaguinensis | Southwest edge of Waldport.[7] | A scale.[7] | A bathygadid also known from the Toledo Formation. | |
| Promacrurus | P. alseanus | South side of Alsea Bay.[7] | A scale.[7] | A macrourid. | |
| P. oregonensis | Southwest edge of Walport.[7] | Scales.[7] | A macrourid. | ||
| Pyknolepidus | P. macrospinosus | South side of Alsea Bay.[7] | A scale.[7] | A macrourid. | |
Sharks edit
| Sharks reported from the Yaquina Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Megachasma | M. applegatei | Upper member, Ona Beach State Park, Lincoln County, Oregon.[8] | 2 teeth (LACM 122120 and 122121).[8] | A megamouth shark also known from the Jewett Sand, Skooner Gulch & Nye Mudstone formations. | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Berta, Annalisa (1991). "New Enaliarctos* (Pinnipedimorpha) from the Oligocene and Miocene of Oregon and the Role of "Enaliarctids" in Pinniped Phylogeny". Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology (69): 1–33. doi:10.5479/si.00810266.69.1. hdl:10088/19145.
- ^ a b Poust, Ashley W.; Boessenecker, Robert W. (2018). "Expanding the geographic and geochronologic range of early pinnipeds: New specimens of Enaliarctos from Northern California and Oregon". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 63 (1): 25–40. doi:10.4202/app.00399.2017. S2CID 55978096.
- ^ Emlong, Douglas (October 1966). "A NEW ARCHAIC CETACEAN FROM THE OLIGOCENE OF NORTHWEST OREGON". Bulletin of the Museum of Natural History, University of Oregon (3): 1–51.
- ^ a b DEMÉRÉ, THOMAS A.; BERTA, ANNALISA (2008). "Skull anatomy of the Oligocene toothed mysticete Aetioceus 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. ISSN 0024-4082. S2CID 20615374.
- ^ a b Domning, Daryl P.; Mckenna, Malcolm C.; Ray, Clayton Edward (1986). Two new Oligocene desmostylians and a discussion of tethytherian systematics. City of Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
- ^ Beatty, Brian Lee (2009-09-12). "New material of Cornwallius sookensis (Mammalia: Desmostylia) from the Yaquina Formation of Oregon". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 29 (3): 894–909. Bibcode:2009JVPal..29..894B. doi:10.1671/039.029.0320. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 83759776.
- ^ a b c d e f g h David, Lore Rose (1956). "Tertiary Anacanthin Fishes from California and the Pacific Northwest; Their Paleoecological Significance". Journal of Paleontology. 30 (3): 568–607. ISSN 0022-3360. JSTOR 1300292.
- ^ a b Shimada, Kenshu; Welton, Bruce J.; Long, Douglas J. (March 2014). "A new fossil megamouth shark (Lamniformes, Megachasmidae) from the Oligocene-Miocene of the western United States". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34 (2): 281–290. Bibcode:2014JVPal..34..281S. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.803975. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 83949683.
Sources edit
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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