Brea Canyon West (LACM 3256) (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Ventura County, California (34.3° N, 119.0° W: paleocoordinates 34.5° N, 105.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Sespe Formation, Uintan (46.2 - 39.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Reposited in the LACM

Primary reference: D. J. Golz and J. A. Lillegraven. 1977. Summary of known occurrences of terrestrial vertebrates from Eocene strata of southern California. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 15(1):43-65 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 16814: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

• stratigraphic position is unknown
Mammalia
 Placentalia -
Rodentia indet. Bowdich 1821 rodent
 Artiodactyla - Agriochoeridae
Protoreodon sp. Scott and Osborn 1887 agriochoerid
 Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae
Leptoreodon sp. Wortman 1898 protoceratid