Central Channel: Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae
cf. Branta sp. Scopoli 1769
Jefferson 1991
Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae
Acipenser sp. Linnaeus 1758
Actinopteri - Centrarchiformes - Centrarchidae
Centrarchidae indet. Cope 1868
Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
Orthodon sp. Girard 1856
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:Alameda
Coordinates: 37.7° North, 121.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.7° North, 121.2° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean
Age range of interval:1.40000 - 0.01400 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Tulare
Lithology and environment
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (float),field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:UCMP
Metadata
Also known as:UCMP V-7079, V-7080, V-70123
Database number:67490
Authorizer:P. Holroyd Enterer:P. Holroyd
Modifier:P. Holroyd
Created:2006-11-21 17:16:06 Last modified:2006-11-21 19:25:44
Access level:the public Released:2006-11-21 17:16:06
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
19234. 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]

Secondary references:

76348 G. T. Jefferson. 1991. A catalogue of late Quaternary vertebrates from California: Part One, nonmarine lower vertebrate and avian taxa. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Technical Reports 5:1-60 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]