Quatal Canyon South Side 14 (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as Doe Spring; UCMP V-5843

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

• coordinate based on political unit

When: DSC 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 19498: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• see discussion in Kelly and Lander 1988
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotherium sp. Burmeister 1837 gomphothere
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Acritohippus quinni2 Kelly 1995 horse
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Paracosoryx cf. furlongi3 Frick 1937 pronghorn
Ramoceros sp. Frick 1937 pronghorn
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Procamelus sp.3 Leidy 1858 camel
 Carnivora - Felidae
Pseudaelurus sp.3 Leidy 1858 cat
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Martes sp.3 Frisch 1775 marten
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Petauristodon uphami1 James 1963 squirrel