Talk:Fossil Lake (Oregon)

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Did you know... that fossils of 23 mammal species including mammoth, dire wolf, giant ground sloth, pre-historic bison, camel, and horse have been found at Fossil Lake in south central Oregon?

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References

The following (from Google Scholar) may be helpful. --Walter Siegmund (talk) 04:37, 17 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Howard, Hildegarde. "A review of the Pleistocene birds of Fossil Lake, Oregon." Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ 551 (1946): 141-195.
Allison, Ira Shimmin. Fossil Lake, Oregon: Its geology and fossil faunas. Oregon State University Press, 1966.

Giant ground sloth

The "giant ground sloth" found here is metalinked in the text to Megatherium. But is it actually identified in the literature (which I haven't seen) as Paramylodon harlani?--Wetman (talk) 19:10, 17 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I found this source after I posted the article (see p. 12). It identifies all 23 mammal species found at Fossil Lake by thier scientific names. The ground sloth is identified as "Mylodon near harlani Owen" which I think is Paramylodon as you say…or at least some closely related species/subspecies. The article says Cope originally identified the Fossil Lake ground sloth as new species, Mylodon sodalist. However, Stock later showed it was actually Mylodon harlani. Subsequent study of the very limited specimens indicate that the Fossil Lake animals were larger than the Mylodon harlani specimens found at La Brea; and therefore, are considered "near harlani" until further specimen become available for study. Based on your comments I’ve changed link to Paramylodon.--Orygun (talk) 20:00, 17 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]