Nettle Spring Canyon 1 (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UCMP V-5662; Apache Canyon 1

Where: Ventura County, California (34.3° N, 119.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 36.5° N, 113.8° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: NS Caliente Formation, Clarendonian (12.5 - 9.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: G. T. James. 1963. Paleontology and nonmarine stratigraphy of the Cuyama Valley badlands, California; Part 1, Geology, faunal interpretations, and systematic descriptions of Chiroptera, Insectivora, and Rodentia. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 45:1-154 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 19453: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
Mojavemys wilsoni James 1963 pocket gopher
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Petauristodon mathewsi James 1963 squirrel
Protospermophilus quatalensis Gazin 1930 squirrel
Tamias cf. ateles Hall 1930 chipmunk
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Copemys russelli James 1963 rodent
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 rabbit
 Carnivora - Canidae
Caninae indet. Gill 1872 canine
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustela sp. Linnaeus 1758 weasel
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
? Pliohippus sp. Marsh 1874 horse
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
"Cosoryx cf. cerroensis" = Cosoryx (Subcosoryx) cerroensis
"Cosoryx cf. cerroensis" = Cosoryx (Subcosoryx) cerroensis Frick 1937 pronghorn
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelidae indet. Gray 1821 camel
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotherium sp. Burmeister 1837 gomphothere