CIT 326 (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Los Angeles County, California (34.2° N, 118.5° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 35.6° N, 115.1° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Lower Member (Modelo Formation), Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; diatomaceous shale

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: L. R. David. 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California. Geological Society of America Special Paper 43:1-187 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 152598: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Shahed Alam on 26.11.2013, edited by Mark Uhen and Jonathan Marcot

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Argentiniformes - Microstomatidae
"Bathylagus (Quaesita) angelensis" = Bathylagus angelensis
"Bathylagus (Quaesita) angelensis" = Bathylagus angelensis Jordan and Gilbert 1919
 Stomiatiformes - Stomiidae
Chauliodus eximius1
Chauliodus eximius1 Jordan 1925
n. subsp. frazeri
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scomber sp.
Scomber sp. Linnaeus 1758
 Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae
Syngnathus avus, Hipposyngnathus imporcitor n. sp.2
Syngnathus avus Jordan and Gilbert 1919 pipefish
Hipposyngnathus imporcitor n. sp.2 Fritzsche 1980
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
Decapterus cf. agilis
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Lampanyctus petrolifer n. sp., "Lampanyctus bolini n. sp." = Diaphus bolini
Lampanyctus petrolifer n. sp. David 1943 lanternfish
"Lampanyctus bolini n. sp." = Diaphus bolini David 1943 lanternfish
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Xyne grex
Xyne grex Jordan and Gilbert 1919 herring
1Crane 1966; 2Fritzsche 1980