San Jose (Miocene of the United States)
Also known as UCMP V6534
Where: Santa Clara County, California (37.3° N, 121.9° W: paleocoordinates 36.5° N, 117.2° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Briones Formation, Barstovian (16.3 - 12.5 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Primary reference: T. Shikama. 1966. Postcranial skeletons of Japanese Desmostylia. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 12:1-202 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 91539: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 01.10.2009
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Mammalia | |
Desmostylus hesperus Marsh 1888 desmostylian |