Also known as CIT 303, 304, 307
Where: Kern County, California (35.1° N, 118.8° W: paleocoordinates 35.0° N, 114.6° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: "Santa Margarita" Formation, Clarendonian (12.5 - 9.4 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: D. E. Savage. 1955. Nonmarine Lower Pliocene Sediments in California. A Geochronologic-Stratigraphic Classification. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 31(1):1-26 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 19553: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Jonathan Marcot
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Taxonomic list
Wilson and Prothero 1997 apparently lump this under "North Tejon Hills," based on their claim that Osteoborus diabloensis (Savage's O. cf. littoralis) is present, and on their failure to mention any of these localities
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Rodentia indet. Bowdich 1821 rodent | |
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? Hypolagus sp. Dice 1917 rabbit probably the specimen of H. cf. fontinalis from "Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo" mentioned by White 1988
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"Cosoryx cf. cerroensis" = Cosoryx (Subcosoryx) cerroensis1
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"Cranioceras cf. clarendonensis" = Cranioceras teres3
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Camelidae indet. Gray 1821 camel small and large: a camelid is present at UCMP 2751, see Merriam 1916c
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Pliohippus tehonensis n. sp. Merriam 1915 horse of Merriam 1915d from UCMP 2751 "Tejon Hills" is probably from this level see Drescher 1941
"Nannippus tehonensis" = Hipparion tehonense Merriam 1916 hipparionine horse
Hypohippus sp. Leidy 1858 anchitheriine horse | |
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Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922 gomphothere | |
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"Gopherus mohavense" = Gopherus mohavensis2
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