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McKay Formation
McKay Formation
Stratigraphic range: Tortonian-Zanclean (Hemphillian); ~10.4–4.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Tuffaceous sandstone
Location
Coordinates	45°30′N 118°48′W / 45.5°N 118.8°W
Approximate paleocoordinates	45°24′N 116°06′W / 45.4°N 116.1°W
Region	Umatilla County, Oregon
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	McKay Reservoir
	McKay Formation (the United States) McKay Formation (Oregon)

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The McKay Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Tortonian to Zanclean stages (Hemphillian) of the Neogene period.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:^[1]^[4]

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 ** ''[[Basirepomys|Basirepomys pliocenicus]]''
 ** ''[[Copemys|Copemys esmeraldensis]]''
-** ''[[Peromyscus|Peromyscus antiquus]]''
+** ''[[Peromyscus antiquus]]''
 ** ''[[Prosomys|Prosomys mimus]]''
 * [[Aplodontidae]]
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 * [[Sciuridae]]
 ** ''[[Parapaenemarmota|Parapaenemarmota oregonensis]]''
-** ''[[Spermophilus|Spermophilus mckayensis]]''
+** ''[[Spermophilus mckayensis]]''
-** ''[[Spermophilus|S. wilsoni]]''
+** ''[[Spermophilus wilsoni|S. wilsoni]]''
 ** ''[[Neotamias|Neotamias sp.]]''
 * [[Eomyidae]]
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 ** ''[[Oregonomys|Oregonomys sargenti]]''
 * [[Castoridae]]
-** ''[[Castor|Castor sp.]]''
+** ''[[Beaver|Castor sp.]]''
 ** ''[[Dipoides|Dipoides smithi]]''
 * [[Mylagaulidae]]