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Pysht Formation

The Pysht Formation is a geologic formation in Washington (state). It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period, which appear to have been deposited in an offshore marine environment. Outcrops are present on the northern Olympic Peninsula, in Clallam County.

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Fossil content

Based on the Paleobiology Database:2

Cartilaginous fish

Cartilaginous fish of the Pysht Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceMaterialNotesImages
SomniosusS. gonzaleziA sleeper shark.

Mammals

Mammals of the Pysht Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceMaterialNotesImages
cf. AllodesmusA. sp.A desmatophocid pinniped.
BehemotopsB. proteusThe most basal known desmostylian. Type locality for genus and species.
BorealodonB. oseaxA stem-baleen whale. Type locality for genus and species.3
FucaiaF. goedertorumAn aetiocetid baleen whale.
?KronokotheriumK. sp.A desmostylian.
OlympicetusO. avitusTwo partial skulls belonging to a juvenile and a neonate, including part of the dentition and a tympanic bullaA simocetid toothed whale. Type locality for genus and species.45
O. thalassodonPosterior part of skull
PinnarctidionP. iverseniA nearly complete skull and limited postcrania (SDSNH 146624).6A pan-pinniped.
SitsqwaykS. cornishorumPartial skull, tympanic bullae, mandibles and postcrania.7An basal baleen whale. Type locality for genus and species.8

Birds

Birds of the Pysht Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceMaterialNotesImages
KlallamornisK. buchananiA plotopterid suliform.9
TonsalaT. hildegardaeA plotopterid suliform.10

Crustaceans

Crustaceans of the Pysht Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceMaterialNotesImages
UpogebiaU. bartiLocality RB 18.11Multiple specimens.12An upogebiid mud shrimp.

See also

  • Earth sciences portal
  • United States portal
  • Paleontology portal

References

  1. "Geolex — Pysht publications". ngmdb.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-19. https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/UnitRefs/PyshtRefs_11654.html ↩

  2. Czaplewski, John J. "PBDB Navigator". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-11-19. https://paleobiodb.org/navigator/ ↩

  3. Shipps, B. K.; Peredo, Carlos Mauricio; Pyenson, Nicholas D. (2019). "Borealodon osedax , a new stem mysticete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Oligocene of Washington State and its implications for fossil whale-fall communities". Royal Society Open Science. 6 (7): 182168. doi:10.1098/rsos.182168. ISSN 2054-5703. PMC 6689636. PMID 31417706. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6689636 ↩

  4. Velez-Juarbe, J. (2017). "A new stem odontocete from the late Oligocene Pysht Formation in Washington State, U.S.A.". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 37 (5): e1366916. Bibcode:2017JVPal..37E6916V. doi:10.1080/02724634.2017.1366916. S2CID 90151706. /wiki/Bibcode_(identifier) ↩

  5. Velez-Juarbe, J. (2023). "New heterodont odontocetes from the Oligocene Pysht Formation in Washington State, U.S.A., and a reevaluation of Simocetidae (Cetacea, Odontoceti)". PeerJ. 11: e15576. doi:10.7717/peerj.15576. PMC 10292202. PMID 37377790. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10292202 ↩

  6. Everett, Christopher J.; Deméré, Thomas A.; Wyss, André R. (2023-03-23). "A new species of Pinnarctidion from the Pysht Formation of Washington State (U.S.A.) and a phylogenetic analysis of basal pan-pinnipeds (Eutheria, Carnivora)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 42 (3): e2178930. doi:10.1080/02724634.2023.2178930. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 257731013. https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2023.2178930 ↩

  7. Peredo, Carlos Mauricio; Uhen, Mark D. (2016-11-01). "A new basal chaeomysticete (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Late Oligocene Pysht Formation of Washington, USA". Papers in Palaeontology. 2 (4): 533–554. doi:10.1002/spp2.1051. ISSN 2056-2802. /wiki/Doi_(identifier) ↩

  8. Peredo, Carlos Mauricio; Uhen, Mark D. (2016-11-01). "A new basal chaeomysticete (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Late Oligocene Pysht Formation of Washington, USA". Papers in Palaeontology. 2 (4): 533–554. doi:10.1002/spp2.1051. ISSN 2056-2802. /wiki/Doi_(identifier) ↩

  9. Mayr, G.; Goedert, J. L. (2016). "Eocene and Oligocene remains of the flightless, penguin-like plotopterids (Aves, Plotopteridae) from Western Washington State". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (4): 1–18. Bibcode:2016JVPal..36E3573M. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1163573. S2CID 88129671. /wiki/Bibcode_(identifier) ↩

  10. Olson, S. L. (1980). "A new genus of penguin-like pelecaniform bird from the Oligocene of Washington (Pelecaniformes : Plotopteridae)". Contributions in Science. 330: 51–57. doi:10.5962/p.208144. S2CID 4803730. https://doi.org/10.5962%2Fp.208144 ↩

  11. Fraaije, R. (January 2006). "Two new Paleogene species of mud shrimp (Crustacea, Decapoda, Upogebiidae) from Europe and North America". Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum (33): 81–89. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268333982 ↩

  12. Fraaije, R. (January 2006). "Two new Paleogene species of mud shrimp (Crustacea, Decapoda, Upogebiidae) from Europe and North America". Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum (33): 81–89. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268333982 ↩