RAM locality V200704: Tiffanian, California
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Phenacodontidae
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Phenacodus cf. bisonensis
Gazin 1956
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| RAM 9045, left dp4 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Kern |
| Coordinates: | 35.6° North, 117.8° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 42.9° North, 100.8° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 | ||
| Key time interval: | Tiffanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 60.90000 - 56.20000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Goler | Member: | 4b | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Lofgren et al. 2014: The mammalian fauna from member 4a and the lower part of member 4b is collectively referred to as the Goler Assemblage. the Goler Assemblage is probably middle Tiffanian (Ti3–Ti4a), although a Ti5a age is also possible. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | fluvial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Lone Tooth | ||
| Database number: | 224213 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion | Enterer: | G. Varnham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2022-01-31 09:59:31 | Last modified: | 2022-01-31 09:59:31 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2022-01-31 09:59:31 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 79420. | D. Lofgren, M. McKenna, J. Honey, R. Nydam, C. Wheaton, B. Yokote, L. Henn, W. Hanlon, S. Manning and C. McGee. 2014. New Records of Eutherian Mammals from the Goler Formation (Tiffanian, Paleocene) of California and Their Biostratigraphic and Paleobiogeographic Implications. American Museum Novitates 3797:1-57 [P. Mannion/G. Varnham/P. Mannion] |