San Jose (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UCMP V6534

Where: Santa Clara County, California (37.3° N, 121.9° W: paleocoordinates 36.5° N, 117.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Briones Formation, Barstovian (16.3 - 12.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Primary reference: T. Shikama. 1966. Postcranial skeletons of Japanese Desmostylia. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 12:1-202 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 91539: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 01.10.2009

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Desmostylidae
Desmostylus hesperus Marsh 1888 desmostylian