Glory Gorge (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UCMP V-5703; Canyon West of Nettle Spring 1

Where: Ventura County, California (34.3° N, 119.0° W: paleocoordinates 33.7° N, 115.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: NS Caliente Formation, Clarendonian (12.5 - 9.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: G. T. James. 1963. Paleontology and nonmarine stratigraphy of the Cuyama Valley badlands, California; Part 1, Geology, faunal interpretations, and systematic descriptions of Chiroptera, Insectivora, and Rodentia. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 45:1-154 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 19353: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

• possibly relevant: Pronotolagus sp. White 1991a: UCMP material from "Glory Gulch"
level: ApchC 2
Protospermophilus quatalensis
Leporidae indet. ["Hypolagus apachensis"
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotherium sp. Burmeister 1837 gomphothere
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Pliohippus sp. Marsh 1874 horse
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
"Cosoryx cf. cerroensis" = Cosoryx (Subcosoryx) cerroensis
"Cosoryx cf. cerroensis" = Cosoryx (Subcosoryx) cerroensis Frick 1937 pronghorn
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelidae indet. Gray 1821 camel
 Carnivora - Canidae
Caninae indet. Gill 1872 canine