La Joya ( of Mexico)

Also known as SDSNH 3125

Where: Baja California, Mexico (32.5° N, 116.9° W: paleocoordinates 32.3° N, 116.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: San Diego Formation, Blancan (4.9 - 1.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Berta and T. A. Deméré. 1986. Callorhinus gilmorei n. sp., (Carnivora: Otariidae) from the San Diego Formation (Blancan) and its impliations for otariid phylogeny. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 21(7):111-126 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 58992: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.03.2006

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Otariidae
Callorhinus gilmorei Berta and Deméré 1986 fur seal