Dove Spring (Lower) (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Kern County, California (35.3° N, 118.5° W: paleocoordinates 35.2° N, 114.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Dove Spring Formation, Clarendonian (13.6 - 10.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: D. P. Whistler and D. W. Burbank. 1992. Miocene biostratigraphy and biochronology of the Dove Spring Formation, Mojave Desert, California, and characterization of the Clarendonian mammal age (late Miocene) in California. Geological Society America Bulletin 104(6):644-658 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

PaleoDB collection 19322: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

• upper Mbr. 5; = upper "E. aphobus/H. forcei" zone
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Serbelodon burnhami Osborn 1933 gomphothere
 Carnivora - Nimravidae
"Barbourofelis osborni" = Barbourofelis whitfordi
"Barbourofelis osborni" = Barbourofelis whitfordi Barbour and Cook 1915 false sabre-tooth
 Carnivora - Mephitidae
Martinogale sp. Hall 1930 skunk
 Carnivora - Canidae
"Epicyon aphobus" = Epicyon haydeni, "Osteoborus diabloensis" = Borophagus littoralis, Leptocyon vafer
"Epicyon aphobus" = Epicyon haydeni Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
includes type of "Osteoborus ricardoensis" from the "Upper Ricardo beds, Red Rock Canyon" of Stirton and VanderHoof 1933
"Osteoborus diabloensis" = Borophagus littoralis VanderHoof 1931 bone-crushing dog
listed by Wang et al. 1999 at LACM 3620 (Bedrock Springs Formation), LACM 4771 (Dove Springs Formation)
Leptocyon vafer Leidy 1858 canine
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Pliohippus leardi" = Dinohippus leardi Drescher 1941 horse
Pliohippus tantalus Merriam 1913 horse
Pliohippus tehonensis Merriam 1915 horse
Cormohipparion occidentale Leidy 1856 hipparionine horse
Hipparion forcei Richey 1948 hipparionine horse
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
Ustatochoerus californicus n. sp. Merriam 1919 oreodont
includes type of Merriam 1919 from UCMP 1755
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Plioceros sp. Frick 1937 pronghorn
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
"Sorex" sp. Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed shrew
Alluvisorex chasseae Tedford 1961 shrew
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Scapanus shultzi Tedford 1961 mole
 Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Cupidinimus sp. Wood 1935 rodent
Perognathus minutus James 1963 pocket mouse
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
"Thomomys" sp. Wied-Neuwied 1839 pocket gopher
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
"Copemys dentalis" = Peromyscus dentalis
"Copemys dentalis" = Peromyscus dentalis Hall 1930 deer mouse