Also known as UCMP V-5657; CIT 48 in part
Where: Ventura County, California (34.3° N, 119.0° W: paleocoordinates 33.7° N, 115.2° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: MR Caliente Formation, Clarendonian (12.5 - 9.4 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
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 19489: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Gomphotherium sp. Burmeister 1837 gomphothere | |
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Pseudaelurus sp. Leidy 1858 cat | |
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"Cosoryx cf. cerroensis" = Cosoryx (Subcosoryx) cerroensis1
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Pliohippus tehonensis Merriam 1915 horse this is clearly the figured specimen of "Merychippus sumani" from CIT 48 of Gazin 1930
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