Kent Quarry (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UCMP V-5666; Dry Canyon West Side 2

Where: Ventura County, California (34.3° N, 119.0° W: paleocoordinates 33.5° N, 114.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: DS Member (Caliente Formation), Barstovian (16.3 - 12.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. T. James. 1963. Paleontology and nonmarine stratigraphy of the Cuyama Valley badlands, California; Part 1, Geology, faunal interpretations, and systematic descriptions of Chiroptera, Insectivora, and Rodentia. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 45:1-154 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 19392: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

• "Tomarctus cf. temerarius" is omitted by Wang et al. 1999
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Felidae
Pseudaelurus sp. Leidy 1858 cat
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Amphicyonidae indet.1 Haeckel 1886 bear-dog
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustela sp. Linnaeus 1758 weasel
 Carnivora - Canidae
Tomarctus hippophaga4 Matthew and Cook 1909 bone-crushing dog
presumably includes "T. rurestris"
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Miolabis fricki2 Kelly 1992 camel
Aepycamelus cf. alexandrae1 Davidson 1923 camel
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
"Cynorca occidentale" = Tedfordhyus occidentalis5
"Cynorca occidentale" = Tedfordhyus occidentalis5 Woodburne 1969 peccary
 Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae
Cranioceratini indet.1 Frick 1937 ruminant
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Acritohippus quinni3 Kelly 1995 horse
Merychippus brevidontus Bode 1935 horse
Archaeohippus mourningi Merriam 1913 anchitheriine horse
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Lanthanotherium sawini James 1963 hedgehog
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Hypolagus cf. vetus Kellogg 1910 rabbit
 Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Proheteromys maximus James 1963 rodent
Perognathus furlongi Gazin 1930 pocket mouse
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Petauristodon uphami1 James 1963 squirrel
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
"Copemys aff. dentalis" = Peromyscus dentalis1
"Copemys aff. dentalis" = Peromyscus dentalis1 Hall 1930 deer mouse