northeast of Black Mountain (Goler Formation) (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as UCMP V-65710

Where: Kern County, California (35.5° N, 117.8° W: paleocoordinates 42.8° N, 100.7° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Goler Formation, Tiffanian (61.7 - 56.8 Ma)

• upper part of formation

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by F. E. Corwin in 1954; reposited in the UCMP

Collection methods: surface (float),

Primary reference: R. M. West. 1970. Tetraclaenodon puercensis (Mammalia: Phenacodontidae), Goler Formation, Paleocene of California, and distribution of the genus. Journal of Paleontology 44(5):851-857 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 14817: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 21.09.1998

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Taxonomic list

• "either Torrejonian... or early Tiffanian"
Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Tetraclaenodon puercensis Cope 1881 condylarth
UCMP 69122