The Astoria Formation (formerly known as the Astoria shales) is a geologic formation in Washington state & Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the early to middle Miocene (but was formerly thought to date to the Oligocene).[1]
| Astoria Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Miocene | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | From top to bottom:[1]
|
| Underlies | Montesano Formation[2] |
| Overlies | Lincoln Creek Formation[2] |
| Location | |
| Region |  Washington (state)
 Oregon |
| Country |  United States |
Description
editThe Astoria Formation is a thick marine formation representing a near shore, relatively shallow-water shelf deposit.[2] The formation spans a considerable amount of time, with its base considered to be lower boundary of Newportian Stage (late Early Miocene) & its top to be upper boundary of Newportian Stage (middle Middle Miocene).[1]
Fossil content
editThis article is missing information about invertebrate, microorganisum, and plant taxa. (February 2023) |
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Mammals
editCarnivorans
edit| Genus | Species | Stratigraphy | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmatophoca | D. brachycephala | East of Knappton, Washington.[3] | Skull elements.[3] | A desmatophocid. | |
| D. oregonensis | Iron Mountain Bed & an unspecified horizon.[3][4] | Multiple specimens.[3][4] | A desmatophocid. |  | |
| Enaliarctos | E. emlongi | South of Big Creek, Lincoln County, Oregon.[5] | USNM 250345.[5] | A pinnipedimorph, may instead be from the Nye Mudstone.[citation needed] |  |
| E. sp. | Iron Mountain bed, Lincoln County, Oregon.[6] | Partial skeleton (UWBM 89114).[6] | A pinnipedimorph. |  | |
| Eodesmus | E. condoni | Iron Mountain Bed, Oregon.[7] | A nearly complete cranium.[7] | A desmatophocid. | |
| Pacificotaria | P. hadromma | Iron Mountain bed, Lincoln County, Oregon.[8] | Complete cranium (LACM 127973).[8] | A pinnipedimorph. | |
| Proneotherium | P. repenningi | Lincoln County, Oregon.[9] | Remains of multiple individuals.[9] | An odobenid. | |
| Pteronarctos | P. goedertae | Lincoln County, Oregon.[10] | Skulls.[10] | A pinnipedimorph. |
Cetaceans
edit| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cophocetus | C. oregonensis | North of Yaquina Bay.[4] | Associated skull, jaws & skeletal elements.[4] | A baleen whale. | |
| Dilophodelphis | D. fordycei | Nye Beach, Oregon.[11] | USNM 214911.[11] | A platanistid. |  |
| Wimahl | W. chinookensis | Washington State[12] | A kentriodontid. | ||
| Zarhinocetus | Z. donnamatsonae | Near Elma, Washington.[2] | UCMP 86139.[2] | An allodelphinid. |
Perissodactyls
edit| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aphelops | A. sp. | Fragment of skull (USNM 187123).[4] | A rhinoceros. | _(Ash_Hollow_Formation,_Middle_Miocene;_Hottell_Ranch,_near_Harrisburg,_Nebraska,_USA)_5_(32695130172).jpg) | |
| Tylocephalonyx | T. sp. | Iron Mountain Bed, Lincoln County, Oregon.[13] | A skull (NMNH 187129).[13] | A chalicothere. |
Birds
edit| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diomedeidae | Gen. et. sp. indet. | East of Knappton, Washington.[14] | Partial skeleton (SMF Av 644).[14] | An albatross. |
Cartilaginous fish
edit| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcharodon | C. megalodon | North of Newport, Oregon.[15] | Species reassigned to the genus Otodus. | .jpg) | |
| Cetorhinus | C. piersoni | North of Newport, Oregon.[16] | Teeth.[16] | A basking shark. | |
| Cosmopolitodus | C. hastalis | Coos Bay, Oregon.[15] | A tooth.[15] | A lamnid shark. |  |
| C. planus? | North of Newport, Oregon.[15] | A lamnid shark. |  | ||
| Galeocerdo | G. cf. aduncus | North of Newport, Oregon.[15] | A requiem shark. | ,_Zuber,_Florida,_Estados_Unidos,_2021-01-19,_DD_105-144_FS.jpg) | |
| Hexanchus | North of Newport, Oregon.[15] | A cow shark. |  | ||
| Isurus | I. hastalis | Coos Bay, Oregon.[15] | A tooth.[15] | Species reassigned to Cosmopolitodus. | |
| I. planus? | North of Newport, Oregon.[15] | Species reassigned to Cosmopolitodus. | |||
| Myliobatis | North of Newport, Oregon.[15] | An eagle ray. |  | ||
| Otodus | O. megalodon | North of Newport, Oregon.[15] | Originally reported as Carcharodon megalodon. |  |
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Geolex — Astoria publications". ngmdb.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ a b c d e Toshiyuki, Kimura; Barnes, Lawrence G. (March 2016). "New Miocene fossil Allodelphinidae (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Platanistoidea) from the North Pacific Ocean". Bull.Gunma Mus.Natu.Hist. 20: 1–58.1-58&rft.date=2016-03&rft.aulast=Toshiyuki&rft.aufirst=Kimura&rft.au=Barnes, Lawrence G.&rft_id=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299616327&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Astoria Formation" class="Z3988">
- ^ a b c d Barnes, Lawrence G. (1987-06-18). "An Early Miocene pinniped of the genus Desmatophoca (Mammalia: Otariidae) from Washington". Contributions in Science. 382: 1–20. doi:10.5962/p.208126. ISSN 0459-8113. S2CID 198245103.1-20&rft.date=1987-06-18&rft_id=https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:198245103#id-name=S2CID&rft.issn=0459-8113&rft_id=info:doi/10.5962/p.208126&rft.aulast=Barnes&rft.aufirst=Lawrence G.&rft_id=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/208126&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Astoria Formation" class="Z3988">
- ^ a b c d e Ray, Clayton E. (1976). "Fossil Marine Mammals of Oregon". Systematic Zoology. 25 (4): 420–436. doi:10.2307/2412515. ISSN 0039-7989. JSTOR 2412515.420-436&rft.date=1976&rft.issn=0039-7989&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2412515#id-name=JSTOR&rft_id=info:doi/10.2307/2412515&rft.aulast=Ray&rft.aufirst=Clayton E.&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2412515&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Astoria Formation" class="Z3988">
- ^ 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 (69): 1–33. doi:10.5479/si.00810266.69.1. hdl:10088/19145.1-33&rft.date=1991&rft_id=info:hdl/10088/19145&rft_id=info:doi/10.5479/si.00810266.69.1&rft.aulast=Berta&rft.aufirst=Annalisa&rft_id=https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/19145&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Astoria Formation" class="Z3988">
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- ^ a b Barnes, Lawrence G. (1992-04-07). "A new genus and species of Middle Miocene enaliarctine pinniped (Mammalia, Carnivora, Otariidae) from the Astoria Formation in coastal Oregon". Contributions in Science. 431: 1–27. doi:10.5962/p.208159. ISSN 0459-8113. S2CID 199822990.1-27&rft.date=1992-04-07&rft_id=https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:199822990#id-name=S2CID&rft.issn=0459-8113&rft_id=info:doi/10.5962/p.208159&rft.aulast=Barnes&rft.aufirst=Lawrence G.&rft_id=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/208159&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Astoria Formation" class="Z3988">
- ^ a b Deméré, Thomas A.; Berta, Annalisa (2001-07-20). "A reevaluation of Proneotherium repenningi from the Miocene Astoria Formation of Oregon and its position as a basal odobenid (Pinnipedia: Mammalia)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 21 (2): 279–310. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2001)021[0279:AROPRF]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 88095414.279-310&rft.date=2001-07-20&rft_id=https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:88095414#id-name=S2CID&rft.issn=0272-4634&rft_id=info:doi/10.1671/0272-4634(2001)021[0279:AROPRF]2.0.CO;2&rft.aulast=Deméré&rft.aufirst=Thomas A.&rft.au=Berta, Annalisa&rft_id=https://doi.org/10.1671/0272-4634(2001)021[0279:AROPRF]2.0.CO;2&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Astoria Formation" class="Z3988">
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