Also known as CIT 221; LACM (CIT) 3538
Where: Ventura County, California (34.3° N, 119.0° W: paleocoordinates 33.1° N, 111.8° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Sespe Formation, Harrisonian (24.8 - 18.5 Ma)
• Calvano et al. 2008 says this is Arikareean
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Reposited in the LACM
Primary reference: E. B. Lander. 1983. Continental Vertebrate Faunas from the Upper Member of the Sespe Formation, Simi Valley, California, and the terminal Eocene Event. In R. R. Squires, M. V. Filewicz (eds.), Cenozoic Geology of the Simi Valley Area, Southern California, SEPM Fall Field Trip Volume and Guidebook 142-144 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/P. Holroyd]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 17742: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Patricia Holroyd
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
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Mammalia | |
Hypertragulus hesperius Hay 1902 ruminant | |
? Archaeolagus sp. Dice 1917 rabbit see also Mason and Swisher 1989; described by Wilson 1949c as from 100' below top of fm.
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Leidymys nematodon Cope 1879 rodent |