Richfield Oil Co. K.C.L. No. 1 (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Kern County, California (35.4° N, 118.8° W: paleocoordinates 35.3° N, 111.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Zemorrian zone, Temblor Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• Fossils from depth of 6443 to 6452 feet.

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: L. R. David. 1946. Some typical Upper Eocene fish scales from California. Contributions to Paleontology, Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication 551:47-112 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 191012: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Patricia Holroyd on 03.01.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Beryciformes - Berycidae
Beryx kcli n. sp.
Beryx kcli n. sp. David 1946