Irish Canyon: Pleistocene, California
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Equus cf. occidentalis
Leidy 1865
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| synonym of Equus (Hesperohippus) mexicanus | |||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Bison antiquus
Leidy 1852
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| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | San Luis Obispo |
| Coordinates: | 35.2° North, 120.8° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 35.1° North, 120.5° 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: | 2.58000 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: Late Pleistocene |
Lithology and environment
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Museum repositories: | LACM |
Metadata
| Also known as: | CPVP 8702, LACM 5801, LACM 5800 | ||
| Database number: | 66063 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-09-27 10:41:59 | Last modified: | 2006-09-27 13:42:00 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-09-27 10:41:58 |
| 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] |