UCMP V-6878 (Pliocene of the United States)
Where: Stanislaus County, California (37.6° N, 120.6° W: paleocoordinates 37.5° N, 119.2° W)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Mehrten Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Reposited in the UCMP
• "All teeth were recovered by water washing sediments through sieves" Casteel and Hutchison 1973, p360
Primary reference: R. W. Casteel and J. H. Hutchison. 1973. Orthodon (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of California. Copeia 2:358-361 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 67489: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Patricia Holroyd on 21.11.2006
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Hesperotestudo orthopygia Cope 1878 turtle |