Vallecito Creek (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as LACM 1304

Where: California (32.9° N, 116.1° W: paleocoordinates 32.9° N, 116.1° W)

When: upper Member (Palm Springs Formation), Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Howard. 1963. Fossil birds from the Anza-Borrego Desert. Contributions in Science 73:1-33 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 192288: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 20.03.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Oxyura bessomi n. sp. Howard 1963 waterfowl