Esmeralda Formation
80 distinct taxa, from 101 fossil occurrences the Paleobiology Database records under this name, spanning 23–2.6 Mya.
Nevada · US
80 taxa · 101 fossils · 23–2.6 MyaMacrostrat dates this rock 14–7.2 Ma. Macrostrat’s own record
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5 distinct localities, where the rock is now rather than where it was laid down. Tectonics draws the world it belonged to.
When
What has been found
- Camelidae
- Aphelops megalodus
- Archaeolaginae
- Borophaginae
- Caninae
- Copemys dentalis
- Gila esmeralda
- Gomphotheriidae
- Hipparion tehonense
- Hypohippus nevadensis
- Merycodus
- Mustelidae
- Perognathoides quartus
- Pliohippus tantalus
- Prodipoides dividerus
- Protolabis coartatus
- Pseudaelurus
- Tamias ateles
- Teleoceras major
- Aelurodon
- Aelurodon taxoides
- Aepycamelus
- Aepycamelus robustus
- Alluvisorex chasseae
- Anchitheriomys
- Aplodontiidae
- Barbourofelis
- Bassariscus antiquus
- Canidae
- Carpocyon compressus
- Chiroptera
- Colbertchoerus niobrarensis
- Copemys esmeraldensis
- Copemys loxodon
- Cosoryx furcatus
- Cricetinae
- Cupidinimus
- Dipodomyinae
- Diprionomys parvus
- Domninoides riparensis
The 40 most often recorded, of 80.
What else lived thenRank the rock of a period
Counts are of occurrence records, which measure the rock and the fieldwork together.