Otay Ranch (Pliocene of the United States)

Also known as SDNHM 4873

Where: San Diego County, California (32.6° N, 117.0° W: paleocoordinates 32.5° N, 116.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: 4 Member (San Diego Formation), Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore shelf; sandstone

• shoreface to middle shelf

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• "sampled by initial dry screening approximately 3000 pounds of bulk matrix through 24 mesh (0.7 mm) stainless steel screens and then water washing the resulting concentrate through the same mesh size"

Primary reference: J. J. El Adli, T. A. Deméré, and R. W. Boessenecker. 2014. Herpetocetus morrowi (Cetacea: Mysticeti), a new species of diminutive baleen whale from the Upper Pliocene (Piacenzian) of California, USA, with observations on the evolution and relationships of the Cetotheriidae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 170:400-466 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 154155: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 28.01.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Cetotheriidae
Herpetocetus morrowi El Adli et al. 2014 whale