Arborgast Ranch: Pleistocene, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus cf. occidentalis Leidy 1865
synonym of Equus (Hesperohippus) mexicanus
Mammalia - Bovidae
Bison cf. antiquus Leidy 1852
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:San Luis Obispo
Coordinates: 35.7° North, 120.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.6° North, 120.3° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Pleistocene
Age range of interval:2.58800 - 0.01170 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: late Pleistocene
Lithology and environment
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:LACM
Metadata
Also known as:CPVP 6901, LACM 5791
Database number:65991
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2006-09-26 13:08:44 Last modified:2006-09-26 16:37:28
Access level:the public Released:2006-09-26 13:08:44
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

18912. G. T. Jefferson, H. L. Fierstine, J. R. Wesling and T.-L. Ku. 1992. Pleistocene terrestrial vertebrates from near Point San Luis, and other localities in San Luis Obispo County, California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 91(1):26-38 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]