Knappton, east (Miocene of the United States)
Also known as LACM 4584, LACMIP 5864
Where: Pacific County, Washington (46.3° N, 123.8° W: paleocoordinates 46.0° N, 116.4° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Astoria Formation, Aquitanian (23.0 - 20.4 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the LACM
Primary reference: L. G. Barnes. 1987. An early Miocene pinniped of the genus Desmatophoca (Mammalia: Otariidae) from Washington. Contributions in Science 382:1-20 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 59066: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.03.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
Desmatophoca brachycephala n. sp.
Desmatophoca brachycephala n. sp. Barnes 1987 pinniped |