Cache Peak (P-3643) (Miocene to of the United States)

Where: Kern County, California (35.3° N, 118.5° W: paleocoordinates 35.1° N, 112.6° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Bopesta Formation, Hemingfordian to Hemingfordian (20.4 - 12.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: J. P. Quinn. 1987. Stratigraphy Of The Middle Miocene Bopesta Formation, Southern Sierra Nevada, California. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 393:1-31 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

PaleoDB collection 19206: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995, edited by Jonathan Marcot

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• "locality of the Tehachapi flora (Axelrod, 1939)"
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Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Merychippus carrizoensis" = Parapliohippus carrizoensis
"Merychippus carrizoensis" = Parapliohippus carrizoensis Dougherty 1940 horse
Phyllites
  -
Phyllites dentatus, Phyllites mohavensis, Phyllites petiolaris, Phyllites tehachapiensis
Angiospermae
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Dodonaea californica n. sp.
Dodonaea californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 soapberry
 Sapindales - Burseraceae
Bursera sp.
Bursera sp. Jacquin 1760
 Sapindales - Meliaceae
Cedrela oregoniana
Cedrela oregoniana Brown 1937 mahogany
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Rhus tehachapiensis n. sp., Rhus preintegrifolia n. sp., Rhus sonorensis n. sp.
Rhus tehachapiensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 sumac
Rhus preintegrifolia n. sp. Axelrod 1939 sumac
Rhus sonorensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 sumac
 Fagales - Myricaceae
Myrica mohavensis n. sp.
Myrica mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 bayberry
 Fagales - Fagaceae
"Quercus browni" = Castanopsis perplexa, Quercus declinata, Quercus pliopalmeri, Quercus dispersa, Quercus mohavensis n. sp., "Quercus turneri" = Quercus praedumosa, Quercus convexa
"Quercus browni" = Castanopsis perplexa Knowlton 1902 chinquapin
Quercus declinata Dorf 1930 oak
Quercus pliopalmeri Axelrod 1937 oak
Quercus dispersa Lesquereux 1878 oak
Quercus mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 oak
"Quercus turneri" = Quercus praedumosa Trelease 1918 oak
Quercus convexa Lesquereux 1878 oak
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Diphysa californica n. sp., Amorpha oblongifolia n. sp., Leucaena californica n. sp.
Diphysa californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 legume
Amorpha oblongifolia n. sp. Axelrod 1939 legume
Leucaena californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 legume
 Rosales - Mimosaceae
Prosopis pliocenica, Pithecolobium mohavense n. sp., Pithecolobium miocenica n. sp.
Prosopis pliocenica Axelrod 1937 mesquite
Pithecolobium mohavense n. sp. Axelrod 1939
Pithecolobium miocenica n. sp. Axelrod 1939
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Celtis kansana
Celtis kansana Chaney and Elias 1936 hackberry
 Rosales - Papilionaceae
Robinia californica n. sp.
Robinia californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Prunus prefasciculata n. sp., Prunus preandersonii, Prunus prefremontii, Prunus masoni, Cercocarpus antiquus, Cercocarpus praeledifolius, Chamaebatiaria creedensis, Rosa miocenica n. sp., Lyonothamnus mohavensis n. sp., Photinia (Heteromeles) sp., Holodiscus elliptica n. sp.
Prunus prefasciculata n. sp. Axelrod 1939 plum
Prunus preandersonii Axelrod 1937 plum
Prunus prefremontii Axelrod 1937 plum
Prunus masoni LaMotte 1936 plum
Cercocarpus antiquus Lesquereux 1878 rose
Chamaebatiaria creedensis Brown 1937 rose
Rosa miocenica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 rose
Lyonothamnus mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 rose
Holodiscus elliptica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 rose
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Condalia mohavensis n. sp., Ceanothus precuneatus n. sp., Ceanothus precrassifolius n. sp., Colubrina lanceolata n. sp., Rhamnus precalifornica n. sp., Karwinskia californica n. sp.
Condalia mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 buckthorn
Ceanothus precuneatus n. sp. Axelrod 1939 ceanothus
Ceanothus precrassifolius n. sp. Axelrod 1939 ceanothus
Colubrina lanceolata n. sp. Axelrod 1939 buckthorn
Rhamnus precalifornica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 buckthorn
Karwinskia californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 buckthorn
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia mohavensis n. sp.
Euphorbia mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 spurge
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix coalingensis, Salix kernensis n. sp., Populus pliotremuloides, Populus prefremontii, Populus lesquereuxi, Populus sonorensis n. sp., Populus alexanderi
Salix coalingensis Dorf 1930 willow
Salix kernensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 willow
Populus pliotremuloides Axelrod 1937 poplar
Populus prefremontii Axelrod 1937 poplar
Populus lesquereuxi Cockerell 1906 poplar
Populus sonorensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 poplar
Populus alexanderi Dorf 1930 poplar
 Rosids - Moraceae
Ficus sp.
Ficus sp. Linnaeus 1753 fig
 Ranunculales - Berberidaceae
Mahonia mohavensis n. sp.
Mahonia mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 barberry
 Proteales - Platanaceae
Platanus paucidentata
Platanus paucidentata Dorf 1930 plane tree
 Dipsacales - Caprifoliaceae
Viburnum sp.
Viburnum sp. Linnaeus 1753 honeysuckle
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Fraxinus mohavensis, Forestiera sp.
Forestiera sp. Poiret 1810
 Saxifragales - Saxifragaceae
Philadelphus bendirei
Philadelphus bendirei Chaney 1927 mock-orange
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Persea sp., Umbellularia salicifolia
Persea sp. Gaertner 1805 laurel
Umbellularia salicifolia Lesquereux 1883 laurel
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Erythea californica n. sp., Sabal miocenica n. sp.
Erythea californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 palm
Sabal miocenica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 palm
 Poales - Typhaceae
Typha lesquereuxi
Typha lesquereuxi Cockerell 1908 bulrush
 Poales - Juncaceae
Juncus sp.
Juncus sp. Linnaeus 1753 rush
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Sapotaceae
Bumelia florissanti
Bumelia florissanti Lesquereux 1883
 Ericales - Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos mohavensis n. sp., Arbutus prexalapensis n. sp., Arbutus mohavensis n. sp.
Arctostaphylos mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 heather
Arbutus prexalapensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 madrone
Arbutus mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 madrone
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Cupressus mohavensis n. sp.
Cupressus mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 cypress
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus lindgreni
Pinus lindgreni Knowlton 1901 pine
Magnoliopsida
  -
"Fremontia lobata n. sp." = Dicotylophyllum lobata
"Fremontia lobata n. sp." = Dicotylophyllum lobata Axelrod 1939
Polypodiopsida
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Equisetum sp.
Equisetum sp. Linnaeus 1753 horsetail
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
"Pteris calabazensis" = Pteris idahoensis
"Pteris calabazensis" = Pteris idahoensis Knowlton 1898