John Day Fossil Beds NM: Fossil Species List

John Day Fossil Beds

Fossil Species List

Fossil Species List
(partial list)

Flora of the John Day Basin

Division	Class	Order	Family	Genus	Formations
Division	Class	Order	Family	Genus	Clarno	John Day	Mascall	Rattlesnake
Equisetophyta	Equisetopsida	Equisetales [horsetails]	Equisetaceae [horsetails]	Equisetum	X	X
Filicophyta	Filicopsida	Filicales [ferns]	Polypodiaeceae [polypodys, rock-brakes]	Polypodium		X
			Pteridaceae (=Adiantaceae) [bracken ferns, maidenhair ferns, shostring ferns]	Pteris		X
			Therypteridaceae/Dryopteridaceae (=Aspleniaceae) [aspidiums, climbing holly-ferns, elephant-ear ferns, lady ferns, shield ferns, spleenworts]	Thelypteris		X
Ginkgophyta	Ginkgopsida	Ginkgoales [ginkgoes]	Ginkgoaceae [ginkgoes]	Gingko			X
Coniferophyta	Taxopsida	Taxales [yews]	Tacaceae [yews]	Cephalotaxus			X
				Diploporous	X
				Taxus	X
				Torreya	X	X
	Pinatae	Pinales [conifers]	Cupressaceae [cypress]	Calocedrus		X
				Cunninghamia		X
				Libocedrus			X
				Metasequoia		X
				Sequoia		X
				Tetraclinus		X
				Thuja			X
			Pinaceae [pines]	Abies		X	X
				Keteleeria		X	X
				Picea			X
				Pinus	X	X	X
			Taxodiaceae [baldcypress]	Taxodium			X
Anthophyta	Monocotyledoneae	Arecales [palms]	Palmae [palms]	Sabal	X
		Liliales [lilies]	Liliaceae [bunchflowers, daylilies, lilies, onions, mariposa-lilies, wake-robins]	Smilax			X
		Typhales [cattails]	Typhaceae [cattails]	Typha			X
		Typhales [cattails]	Typhaceae [cattails]	Typhoides		X
		Zingiberidae [gingers]	Musaceae [bananas]	Ensete	X
			Zingiberaceae [gingers]	Beckersperma		X
				Potamogeton		X
				Potanospira		X
				Saportaspermum		X
				Zingiberopsis		X
	Magnoliopsida (=Dicotyledonae)	Apiales [umbels]	Araliaceae [ginsengs]	Paleopanax	X
		Berberidales (=Ranunculales) [buttercups, barberries]	Berberidaceae [barberries, blue cohoshes, mayapples]	Mahonia		X	X	X
			Menispermaceae [moonseeds]	Anamirta	X
				Atriaecarpum	X
				Calycocarpum	X
				Chandleria	X
				Curvitinospora	X
				Davisicarpum	X
				Diploclisia	X
				Eohypserpa	X
				Menispermum		X
				Odontocaryoidea	X
				Paleosinomenium	X
				Thanikaimonia	X
				Tinospora	X
				Tinomiscoidea	X
			Sabiaceae [sabias]	Meliosma	X
			Sabiaceae [sabias]	Sabia	X
		Celastrales [bittersweets]	Icacinaceae [icacinas]	Comicilabium	X
				Idiocarpa	X
				Iodes	X
				Palaeophytocrene	X	X
				Pyrenacantha	X
		Cornales [dogwoods]	Alangiaceae	Alangium	X
			Aucubaceae	Aucuba		X
			Cornaceae [dogwoods]	Cornus	X	X
				Langtonia	X
				Mastixia	X
				Nyssa	X		X
		Ebenales [ebonies]	Ebanaceae [ebonies]	Diospyros			X
			Sapotaceae [milk-buckthorns, sapodillas]	Burnelia	X
			Styracaceae [storax]	Flectorivus		X
			Symplocaceae [sweetleafs]	Symplocos	X
		Fabales [legumes]	Leguminosae [legumes]	Albizzia			X
				Cercis		X
				Cladrastis		X
				Gymnocladus			X
				Micropodium		X
				unid. gen. et sp.		X	X
		Fagales [beeches]	Betulaceae [birches, hazelnuts, hornbeams]	Alnus		X	X
				Populus				X
				Asterocarpinus		X
				Betula		X	X
				Coryloides	X
				Kardiasperma	X
				Ostrya		X	X
				Paracarpinus		X
			Fagaceae [beeches]	Castanopsis	X
				Fagus		X	X
				Quercus	X	X	X	X
		Hamamelidales [witch-hazels]	Cercidiphyllaceae [katsura-trees]	Cercidiphyllum		X	X
			Cercidiphyllaceae [katsura-trees]	Joffrea	X
			Hamamelidaceae [sweetgums, witch-hazels]	Fortunearites	X
				Fothergilla		X
Hamamelis						X
Liquidambar					X	X
Parrotia					X
unid. Hamamelidaceae					X
Platanaceae [plane-trees]			unid. Platanaceae		X
			Macginicarpa	X
			Platanus	X	X	X
			Tanyoplatanus	X
Illiciales [star-anises]		Schisandraceae [scarlet woodbines]	Schisandra	X
Juglandales [walnuts]		Juglandaceae [walnuts]	Carya		X
	Cruciptera			X	X
	Juglans			X	X
	Paleocarya			X	X
	Pterocarya			X
	Juglandiphyllites			X
Laurales [laurels]	Lauraceae [laurels]	Cinnomomophyllum		X
		Laurophyllum	X	X	X
		Lindera	X		X
		Litseaphyllum		X
		Salix				X
		Persea			X
		Sassafras			X
Magnoliales [magnolias]	Annonoaceae [custard-apples]	Annonospermum	X
Magnoliales [magnolias]	Magnoliaceae [magnolias]	Magnolia	X
Malvales [mallows]	Stercuilaceae [cacaos]	Florissantia		X
	Tiliaceae [basswoods]	Craigia		X
		Pflakeria		X
		Tilia		X
Myricales [bayberries]	Myricaceae [bayberries]	Comptonia		X
Myrtales [myrtles]	Combretaceae [Indian-almonds]	Terminalia		X
Myrtales [myrtles]	Lythraceae [loosetrifes]	Decodon	X	X
Nymphaeales [water-lilies]	Nymphaeceae [water-lilies]	Nuphar		X
Nymphaeales [water-lilies]	Nymphaeceae [water-lilies]	Nymphaeites			X
Rhamnales [buckthorns]	Rhamnaceae [buckthorns]	Hovenia		X
	Rhamnaceae [buckthorns]	Paliurus		X
	Vitaceae [grapes]	Ampelocissus	X
		Ampelopsis	X
		Parthenocissus	X
		Vitis	X	X
Rosales [roses]	Grossulaniaceae [currants]	Ribes		X
	Hydrangeaceae [hydrangea]	Hydrangea	X	X
	Rosaceae [apples, plums, roses]	Amelanchier		X	X
		Crataegus		X	X
		Malus or Pyrus		X
		Prunus	X
		Pyracantha		X
		Rosa		X		X
		Rubus		X
Rubiales [madders]	Rubiaceae [madders]	Emmenopterys	X
Rubiales [madders]	Rubiaceae [madders]	Pinckneya		X
Sapindales [soapberries]	Aceraceae [maples]	Acer	X	X	X	X
	Aceraceae [maples]	Dipteronia		X
	Anacardiaceae [pistachioes, sumacs]	Pentoperculum	X
		Rhus	X	X
		Toxicodendron		X
	Burseraceae [frankincenses]	Bursericarpum	X
	Hippocastanaceae [horse-chestnuts]	Aesculus		X
	Meliaceae [mahoganies]	Cedrela	X	X
	Rutaceae [rues]	Ptelea			X	X
	Sapindaceae [soapberries]	Deviacer	X
	Sapindaceae [soapberries]	Palaeoallophylus	X
	Staphyleaceae [bladdernuts]	Tapiscia	X
Scrophulariales [figworts]	Bignoniaceae [trumpet-creepers]	Catalpa		X
Scrophulariales [figworts]	Oleaceae [ashes, lilacs, olives]	Fraxinus		X	X
Theales [tea]	Actinidaceae [chinese gooseberries]	Actinidia	X
Theales [tea]	Theaceae [camellias, teas]	Cleyera	X
Urticales [nettles]	Ulmaceae [hackberries, elms]	Aphananthe	X
		Cedrelospermum	X	X
		Celtis	X		X
		Trema	X
		Ulmus		X	X
		Zelkova		X	X
Violales [violets]	Flacourtiaceae [flacourtias]	Saxifragispermum	X

Vertebrate Faunas of the John Day Basin

Class	Order	Family	Genus	Formations
Class	Order	Family	Genus	Clarno	John Day	Mascall	Rattlesnake
Amphibia	Anura	Ranidae	Rana				X
Reptilia	Crocodilia	Alligatoridae	new genus	X
	Crocodilia	Crocodylidae	Pristichampsus	X
	Chelonia (Testudines)	Chelydridae	unidentified chelydrid	X
		Testudinidae [turtles]	Clemmys			X	X
			Hadrianus	X
			Stylemys		X
	Squamata	Rhineuridae [limbless "lizards"]	Dyticonastis		X
		Rhineuridae [limbless "lizards"]	Rhineura		X
		Boidae [constrictors]	Ogmophis		X
Aves	Falconiformes	Falconidae	unid. falconid			X
Mammalia	Edentata	Megalonychidae	Megalonyx				X
	Deltatheridia	Hyaenodontidae	Hemipsalodon	X
	Deltatheridia	Oxyaenidae	Patriofelis	X
	Marsupialia	Didelphidae [opposums]	Peratherium		X
	Insectivora	Micropternodontidae [insectivores]	Micropternodus		X
	Carnivora	Nimravidae [nimravids]	Dinaelurus		X
			Dinictis		X
			Eusmilus		X
			Hoplophoneus		X
			Nimravus		X
			unid. nimravid	X
		Mustelidae [small carnivores]	Leptarctus			X
			Lutravus				X
			Martes			X	X
			Oligobunis		X
			Plesictis		X
		Procyonidae	unid. procyonid			X
		Canidae [dogs]	Canis				X
			Cormocyon		X
			Hesperocyon		X
			Leptocyon		X
			Mesocyon		X
			Nothocyon		X
			Oregoncyon		X
			Osbornodon		X
			Osteoborus				X
			Paraenhydrocyon		X
			Philotrox		X
			Temnocyon			X
			Tomarctus			X
		Amphicyonidae [bear-dogs]	Amphicyon			X
			Cynodictis		X
			Daphaenodon		X
			Daphaenus		X
			Paradaphoenus		X
			Pericyon		X
			Pliocyon			X
			Pseudocynodictis?		X
			Temnocyon		X
		Ursidae [bears]	Allocyon		X
			Enhydrocyon		X
			Indarctos			X
			Parictis		X
			Simocyon			X
	Perissodactyla	Amynodontidae	Procadurcodon	X
		Hyrachyidae	Hyrachyus	X
		Brontotheriidae	Protitanops (=Notiotitanops?)	X
		Brontotheriidae	Telmatherium	X
		Chalicotheriidae	Moropus		X
		Chalicotheriidae	Tylocephalonyx??		X
		Equidae [horses]	"Hipparion"				X
			"Nannippus"				X
			Anchitherium		X
			Archaeohippus			X
			Epihippus	X
			Haplohippus	X
			Hypohippus			X
			Kalobatippus		X	X
			Merychippus			X
			Mesohippus		X
			Miohippus		X
			Neohipparion				X
			Orohippus	X
			Parahippus			X
Pliohippus						X
Rhinocerotidae [rhinoceroses]		Aphelops			X
		Caenopus		X
		Diceratherium		X
		Subhyracodon		X
		Teleoceras			X	X
		Telataceras	X
Helalatidae [tapir-like]		Colodon		X
Tapiridae [tapirs]		Protapirus	X	X
Artiodactyla	Cervoidea	Dromomeryx			X
	Antilocapridae	Merycodus			X
	Antilocapridae	Sphenophalos				X
	Anthracotheriidae	Heptacodon	X
	Entelodontidae [giant "pigs"]	Archaeotherium		X
		Daeodon		X
		Entelodon		X
	Tayassuidae [peccaries]	Cynorca			X
		Perchoerus		X
		Prosthennops				X
	Agriochoeridae [clawed oreodonts]	Agriochoerus		X
	Agriochoeridae [clawed oreodonts]	Diplobunops	X
	Merycoidodontidae [oreodonts]	Dayohyus		X
		Desmatochoerus		X
		Eporeodon		X
		Eucrotaphus		X
		Hypsiops		X
		Merychyus?		X
		Merycochoerus		X
		Merycoides		X
		Mesoreodon		X
		Oreodontoides		X
		Paroreodon		X
		Phenacocoelus		X
		Promerycochoerus		X
		Pseudodesmatochoerus		X
		Pseudogenetochoerus		X
		Superdesmatochoerus		X
		Ticholeptus			X
	Camelidae [camels]	camelid sp.		X
		Gentilicamelus		X
		Hemiauchenia				X
		Miolabis		X
		Oxydactylus		X
		Paratylopus		X	X
		Pliauchenia (Alticamelus)				X
		Protomeryx		X
	Moschidae [moschids]	Blastomeryx		X	X
	Moschidae [moschids]	Parablastomeryx?			X
	Hypertragulidae [mouse-deer]	Hypertragulus		X
	Leptomerycidae [leptomerycids]	Leptomeryx		X
Rodentia	Aplodontidae [mountain beaver]	Allomys		X
		Alwoodia		X
		Haplomys		X
		Meniscomys		X
		Prosciurus		X
		Rudiomys		X
	Castoridae [beavers]	Capicikala		X
		Dipoides			X	X
		Paleocastor		X
	Cricetidae [field-mice]	Leidymys		X
		Paciculus		X
		Palustrimus		X
		Peromyscus				X
	Eomyidae	unidentified eomyid		X
	Florentiamyidae	Florentiamys		X
	Geomyidae [gophers]	Entoptychus		X
		Grangerimus		X
		Gregorymys		X
		Pleurolicus		X
		Prodipodomys			X
		Schizodontomys		X
		Tenudomys		X
	Heteromyidae [pocket-mice]	Peridiomys			X
	Heteromyidae [pocket-mice]	Proheteromys		X
	Ischyromyidae [primitve rodents]	gen. et sp. uncertain		X
	Mylagaulidae	Mylagaulus			X	X
	Mylagaulidae	Mylagaulodon		X
	Sciuridae [squirrels]	"Sciurus"		X
		Arctomyoides			X
		Miosciurus		X
		Protosciurus		X
		Spermophilus				X
	Unidentified rodent family		X
Lagomorpha	Leporidae [rabbits]	Archeolagus		X
		Hypolagus			X	X
		Paleolagus		X
Chiroptera	Vespertilionidae	Myotis				X
Proboscidea	Mammutidae	Zygolophodon			X
	Gomphotheriidae	Gomphotherium			X
	Gomphotheriidae	Tetralophodon				X
Primates?	Omomyidae? dermopteran?	Ekgmowechashala		X

This is a generic-level assessment of taxa based on specimens in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument collections and/or floral lists from numerous other publications by various authors. Its use is for information purposes only, not for citation in the literature.

Note: Rattlesnake flora remains poorly known. Taxa included in this list are based on presence of species in comparably-aged floras, i.e. the "Kahneeta Flora" and extrapolations from the "Deschutes Flora".

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Last Updated: 09-Jan-2000