McKay Formation facts for kids
Quick facts for kids McKay FormationStratigraphic range: Tortonian-Zanclean (Hemphillian) ~10.3–4.9Ma |
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Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Tuffaceous sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45°30′N 118°48′W / 45.5°N 118.8°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 45°24′N 116°06′W / 45.4°N 116.1°W |
Region | Umatilla County, Oregon |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | McKay Reservoir |
The McKay Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Tortonian to Zanclean stages (Hemphillian) of the Neogene period.
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:
Mammals
- Rodents
- Cricetidae
- Antecalomys cf. valensis
- Basirepomys pliocenicus
- Copemys esmeraldensis
- Peromyscus antiquus
- Prosomys mimus
- Aplodontidae
- Liodontia sp.
- Sciuridae
- Parapaenemarmota oregonensis
- Spermophilus mckayensis
- S. wilsoni
- Neotamias sp.
- Eomyidae
- Leptodontomys oregonensis
- Geomyidae
- Parapliosaccomys oregonensis
- Perognathinae indet.
- Dipodomyinae indet.
- Heteromyidae
- Oregonomys sargenti
- Castoridae
- Castor sp.
- Dipoides smithi
- Mylagaulidae
- Hesperogaulus wilsoni
- Zapodidae
- Pliozapus solus
- Leporidae
- Hypolagus oregonensis
- Ochotonidae
- Lipotyphla
- Talpidae
- Gaillardia thomsoni
- ?Neurotrichus columbianus
- Scapanus cf. proceridens
- Scapanus sp.
- ?Scalopoides sp.
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
- Teleoceras hicksi
- Equidae
- Hipparionini indet.
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
- Plesiogulo marshalli
- Pliotaxidea nevadensis
- Mustela sp.
- Canidae
- Epicyon saevus
- Eucyon davisi
- Felidae
- Lynx longignathus
- Machairodus sp.
- Proboscidea
- Artiodactyls
- Tayassuidae
- Platygonus brachirostris
- Camelidae
Birds
- Scolopacidae
- Bartramia umatilla
- Odontophoridae
- Callipepla shotwelli
- Anatidae
- Nettion bunkeri
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