UCMP loc. V-93124, Newport Boulevard, Costa Mesa: Late/Upper Pleistocene, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Semiocssyphus pulcher
Reptilia - Gaviidae
Gavia sp. Forster 1788
Reptilia - Procellariidae
Puffinus sp. Brisson 1760
Reptilia - Diomedeidae
Diomedea sp. Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Alcidae
Uria aalge (Pontoppidan 1763)
Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Clemmys marmorata (Baird and Girard 1852)
original and current combination Emys marmorata
Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae
Eumetopias jubatus (Schreber 1776)
Zalophus californianus (Lesson 1828)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Enhydra lutris (Linnaeus 1758)
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Mammalia - Camelidae
Camelops hesternus (Leidy 1873)
Mammalia - Bovidae
Bison sp. Hamilton-Smith 1827
Mammalia - Lagomorpha
Lagomorpha indet. Brandt 1885
Actinopteri - Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena argentea Girard 1854
Actinopteri - Scorpaeniformes
Ophiodon elongatus
Actinopteri - Sciaenidae
Genyonemus lineatus (Ayres 1855)
Umbrina roncador
Atractoscion nobilis (Ayres 1860)
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae
Calamus brachysomus
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Serranidae
Seriphus politus Ayres 1860
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
Sebastes diploproa
Sebastes helvomaculatus
Sebastes sp. Cuvier 1829
Sebastes jordani (Gilbert 1896)
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Cottidae
Leptocottus armatus Girard 1854
Actinopteri - Batrachoidiformes - Batrachoididae
Porichthys notalus
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Chilara taylori (Girard 1858)
Ophidion scrippase
Actinopteri - Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Lepidogobius lepidus (Girard 1858)
Actinopteri - Embiotocidae
Damalichthys vacca Girard 1855
recombined as Rhacochilus vacca
Cymatogaster aggregata Gibbons 1854
Actinopteri - Atheriniformes - Atherinopsidae
Atherinopsis californiensis Girard 1854
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Paralichthyidae
Paralichthys californicus (Ayres 1859)
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Gadidae
Microgadus proximus (Girard 1845)
Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Sardinops sagax (Jenyns 1842)
unclassified
Engraulis mordax Girard 1845
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Urolophidae
Urolophus halleri Cooper 1863
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis californica
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae
Raja sp. Linnaeus 1758
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Platyrhinidae
Platyrhinoidis triseriata
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos productus
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Mustelus californicus
Mustelus henlei
Triakis semifasciata
Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus 1758)
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816
Carcharhinus brachyurus (Gunther 1870)
Rhizoprionodon longurio (Jordan and Gilbert 1882)
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre 1788)
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus 1758)
Isurus oxyrhinchus (Rafinesque 1810)
original and current combination Isurus oxyrinchus
Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae
Squatina californica
Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Heterodontus francisci
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:Orange
Coordinates: 33.7° North, 117.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:33.7° North, 117.9° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Late/Upper Pleistocene 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Late/Upper Pleistocene
Age range of interval:0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Palos Verdes Sand
Stratigraphy comments: estimated to be about 120,000 to 130,000 years old (Barrie et al., 1991)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:190889
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:J. Marcot Research group:vertebrate
Created:2017-12-20 08:42:32 Last modified:2021-03-06 18:41:45
Access level:the public Released:2017-12-20 08:42:32
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
33088. D. J. Long. 1993. Preliminary List of the Marine Fishes and Other Vertebrate Remains from the Late Pleistocene Palos Verdes Sand Formation at Costa Mesa, Orange County, California. PaleoBios 15(1):9-13 [M. Uhen/S. Strother]