La Porterıa near Middle Dome, Kettleman Hills (Pliocene to of the United States)

Also known as UCMP V6327

Where: Kings County, California (35.9° N, 119.9° W: paleocoordinates 35.7° N, 119.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Tulare Formation, Piacenzian to Piacenzian (3.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - small; sandstone

• a maximum age determination for the upper Amnicola zone and UCMP locality V6327, which can thus be summarized as 2.2–0.6 Ma.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. W. Boessenecker and A. W. Poust. 2015. Freshwater occurrence of the extinct dolphin Parapontoporia (Cetacea: Lipotidae) from the Upper Pliocene nonmarine Tulare Formation of California. [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 166974: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 05.03.2015, edited by Patricia Holroyd

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Cetacea - Lipotidae
Parapontoporia sp.
Parapontoporia sp. Barnes 1984 toothed whale
Reptilia
 Testudines - Emydidae
"Clemmys marmorata" = Emys marmorata
"Clemmys marmorata" = Emys marmorata Baird and Girard 1852 western pond turtle
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Hesperotestudo sp.
Hesperotestudo sp. Williams 1950 turtle
 Mollusca -
Mollusca indet.