PBDB Collection

RAM locality V200001 (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Kern County, California (35.5° N, 117.8° W: paleocoordinates 42.8° N, 100.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: 4a Member (Goler Formation), Tiffanian (61.7 - 56.8 Ma)

• Lofgren et al. 2014: The mammalian fauna from member 4a and the lower part of member 4b is collectively referred to as the Goler Assemblage. the Goler Assemblage is probably middle Tiffanian (Ti3–Ti4a), although a Ti5a age is also possible.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; sandstone

• Red-brown conglomerate and sandstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: T. E. Williamson and D. L. Lofgren. 2014. Late Paleocene (Tiffanian) metatherians from the Goler Formation, California. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(2):477-482 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 154724: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 06.03.2014, edited by Patricia Holroyd and Grace Varnham

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Taxonomic list

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Aves
Neornithes - Lithornithidae	cf. Lithornis sp.⁴ cf. Lithornis sp.⁴ Owen 1840 bird RAM 15330 (proximal end of a right humerus)
Reptilia
Crocodylia -	Crocodylia indet.¹ Crocodylia indet.¹ Owen 1842 crocodilian
Testudines -	Testudines indet.² Testudines indet.² turtle
Mammalia
Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae	Promioclaenus walshi³ Promioclaenus walshi³ Lofgren et al. 2014 condylarth RAM 6724, dentary fragment with m2 and talonid of m1 (fig. 8A), and RAM 6926, right max- illa fragment with M2–3 (referral ques- tionable)
Theriamorpha - Viverravidae	Protictis cf. agastor³, Protictis paralus³ Protictis cf. agastor³ Gingerich and Winkler 1985 placental RAM 7246, left dentary fragment with partial m1 and alveoli of m2 Protictis paralus³ Holtzman 1978 placental RAM 6927, right dentary fragment with c, p1–2, p4, and partial m1
Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae	Phenacodus cf. bisonensis³, Phenacodus cf. matthewi³ Phenacodus cf. bisonensis³ Gazin 1956 condylarth RAM 6722, right M1 (fig. 11D), RAM 7205, right dP4 (fig. 11I), RAM 7245, maxilla fragment with left dP3–4 (fig. 11H), RAM 7208, left dP4, RAM 9725, right dP4, RAM 6721, damaged right m2, RAM 6723, right dentary fragment with m2–3 (fig. 9E) Phenacodus cf. matthewi³ Simpson 1935 condylarth RAM 7210, right dentary fragment with p4 and outline of base of p3
Procreodi - Arctocyonidae	Mimotricentes tedfordi³, Lambertocyon cf. gingerichi³ Mimotricentes tedfordi³ McKenna and Lofgren 2003 condylarth RAM 6928, right dentary fragment with m3 talonid and base of trigonid (fig. 6E), and RAM 15333, left M2 Lambertocyon cf. gingerichi³ Gunnell 1994 condylarth RAM 9040, right M1 (fig. 6F), and RAM 9043, left p3 fragment
Theriamorpha - Peradectidae	Peradectes sp. Peradectes sp. Matthew and Granger 1921 marsupial RAM specimens (teeth)

¹Barboza et al. 2017; ²Lofgren et al. 2020; ³Lofgren et al. 2014; ⁴Stidham et al. 2014