Camp San Onofre: Uintan - Duchesnean, California
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Igaunidae indet.
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"unidentified iguanid, Form B" | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Ischyromyidae
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Microparamys tricus
(Wilson 1940)
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10 specimens | |||||||||
Lillegraven 1977 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
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Griphomys toltecus n. sp.
Lillegraven 1977
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Lillegraven 1977 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
Griphomys alecer
Wilson 1940
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6 specimens | |||||||||
Lillegraven 1977 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Eomyidae
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Metanoiamys marinus n. sp.
Chiment and Korth 1996
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Chiment and Korth 1996 | 38 specimens | ||||||||
"Namatomys" sp., said to be a new genus (i.e., Metanoiamys) by Walsh 1991 (6 measurements) | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Simimyidae
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Simimys simplex
(Wilson 1935)
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521+ specimens | |||||||||
and described in detail by Lillegraven and Wilson 1975, but accidentally omitted by Walsh 1991 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cylindrodontidae
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Pareumys sp.
Peterson 1919
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Lillegraven 1977 | 13 specimens | ||||||||
not clear why this is omitted by Golz and Lillegraven, but it is repeated by Walsh 1996b | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Primates
- Omomyidae
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Chumashius balchi
Stock 1933
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Lillegraven 1980 | ||||||||||
Dyseolemur pacificus
Stock 1934
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Lillegraven 1980 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Sespedectidae
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Sespedectes singularis
Stock 1935
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243 specimens | |||||||||
(5 measurements) | ||||||||||
= Sespedectes stocki
Novacek 1985
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Novacek 1985 | |||||||||
see Novacek 1976 | ||||||||||
cf. Proterixoides davisi
Stock 1935
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Novacek 1976 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Amynodontidae
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Amynodon reedi
Stock 1939
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= Amynodon cf. advenus
Marsh 1875
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Walsh 1996 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Oromerycidae
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Protylopus cf. petersoni
Wortman 1898
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accidentally omitted by Walsh 1996b | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Protoceratidae
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Leptotragulinae indet.
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invalid subgroup of Protoceratidae | ||||||||||
omitted by Walsh 1996b, who did not list generically unidentifiable taxa | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Agriochoeridae
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Protoreodon sp.
Scott and Osborn 1887
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= Protoreodon walshi
Theodor 1999
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Theodor 1999 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Praetragulidae
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Simimeryx cf. hudsoni
Stock 1934
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Mammalia
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Peratherium knighti
McGrew et al. 1959
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3 specimens | |||||||||
= Herpetotherium cf. knighti
McGrew et al. 1959
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
Lillegraven 1976 | ||||||||||
Nanodelphys californicus
(Stock 1936)
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= Peradectes californicus
Stock 1936
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
NISP not indicated by Lillegraven 1976 | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
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Chelonia indet.
(Latreille 1800)
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synonym of Testudines | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Xantusiidae
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Palaeoxantusia allisoni
Schatzinger 1980
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Reptilia
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Tinosaurus cf. stenodon
Marsh 1872
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Reptilia
- Iguanidae
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Parasauromalus olseni
Gilmore 1928
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Reptilia
- Anguidae
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Pancelosaurus sp.
Meszoely 1970
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synonym of Odaxosaurus | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
- Lepisosteiformes
- Lepisosteidae
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Lepisosteus cf. spatula
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | San Diego |
Coordinates: | 33.4° North, 117.5° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 33.4° North, 104.7° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
*Period: | Tertiary | ||
Key time interval: | Uintan - Duchesnean | ||
Age range of interval: | 46.20000 - 37.20000 m.y. ago | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | not reported |
Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Taxonomic list comments:fauna is heavily dominated by small mammals: Lillegraven and Wilson 1975 late Uintan or Duchesnean |
Metadata
Also known as: | Onofre Locality One; UCMP V-72088 | ||
Database number: | 16533 | ||
Authorizer: | J. Alroy, P. Holroyd | Enterer: | J. Alroy, P. Holroyd |
Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 1993-02-18 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2019-04-11 10:42:59 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 1993-02-18 00:00:00 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
1681. | 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] |
Secondary references:
6294 | J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Kouvari] | |
1195 | J. J. Chiment and W. W. Korth. 1996. A New Genus of Eomyid Rodent (Mammalia) from the Eocene (Uintan-Duchesnean) of Southern California. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(1):116-124 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju] | |
2232 | J. A. Lillegraven. 1977. Small rodents (Mammalia) from Eocene deposits of San Diego County, California. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 158(4) [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju] | |
2665 | M. J. Novacek. 1985. The Sespedectinae, a new subfamily of hedgehog-like insectivores. American Museum Novitates 2822:1-24 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/K. Beard] | |
3400 | J. M. Theodor. 1999. Protoreodon walshi, a new species of agriochoerid (Oreodonta, Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the late Uintan of San Diego County, California. Journal of Paleontology 73(6):1179-1190 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy] | |
3540 | S. L. Walsh. 1996. Middle Eocene mammal faunas of San Diego County, California. In D. R. Prothero, R. J. Emry (eds.), The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America 74-119 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/P. Mannion] |