CAS loc. 475 (Miocene of the United States)
Where: Fresno County, California (36.3° N, 120.3° W: paleocoordinates 35.6° N, 116.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Temblor Formation, Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the CAS
Primary reference: V. L. VanderHoof. 1937. A study of the Miocene sirenian Desmostylus. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 24(8):169-262 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 234513: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 15.04.2024
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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Mammalia | |
Desmostylus hesperus Marsh 1888 desmostylian |