There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

33.9 Ma (Oligocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

37.2 Ma (Eocene)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
White River	3	33.9 - 23.03 Ma (Cenozoic)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Oreonetes genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Merycoidodontidae : *Oreonetes*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Megacerops genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Brontotheriidae : *Megacerops*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Colodon genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Helaletidae : *Colodon*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene

Fossil Localities

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USA

Montana
- Lewis and Clark County
  - Paleogene🐚 Prickly Pear Creek

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Rocky MountainsMountain Range

North America PlateTectonic Plate

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Bozeman BasinBasin
Cordillera Front and ThrustOrogenic Belt

North America Plate

USA

Montana
- North Montana Thrust BeltBasin
Western Phosphate fieldMineral Province

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