Sharktooth Hill Bonebed (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as LACM 1625, LACM 1655, LACM 3160, LACM 3162, LACM 3205, LACM 3499, LACM 4173, LACM 4672, LACM 4874, LACM 6069, 6688

Where: Kern County, California (35.5° N, 118.9° W: paleocoordinates 35.3° N, 113.7° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Round Mountain Member (Temblor Formation), Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)

• Sharktooth Hill Bonebed

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; siltstone

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the LACM

Primary reference: L. G. Barnes. 1988. A new fossil pinniped (Mammalia: Otariidae) from the middle Miocene Sharktooth Hill Bonebed, California. Contributions in Science 396:1-11 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 59059: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.03.2006, edited by Patricia Holroyd, James Parham and Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Scombriformes -
Scombroidea indet.7
Scombroidea indet.7 Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
Aves
 Accipitriformes - Pandionidae
Pandion homalopteron n. sp.11
Pandion homalopteron n. sp.11 Warter 1976 osprey
LACM 42815
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet.5, Presbychen abavus n. gen. n. sp.12, Branta sp.7
Anatidae indet.5 Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Presbychen abavus n. gen. n. sp.12 Wetmore 1930 duck
Branta sp.7 Scopoli 1769 goose
 Phoenicopteriformes - Palaelodidae
Megapaloelodus sp.4
Megapaloelodus sp.4 Miller 1944 swimming flamingo
 Suliformes - Sulidae
Sulidae indet.5, Morus sp.7, Morus vagabundus n. sp.12
Sulidae indet.5 Reichenbach 1849 booby
Morus sp.7 Vieillot 1816 gannet
Morus vagabundus n. sp.12 Wetmore 1930 gannet
 Ciconiiformes - Ciconiidae
Ciconiidae indet.4
Ciconiidae indet.4 Sundevall 1836 stork
 Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae
Diomedea milleri n. sp.3, "Diomedea californica" = Phoebastria anglica3
Diomedea milleri n. sp.3 Howard 1966 albatross
"Diomedea californica" = Phoebastria anglica3 Lydekker 1891 albatross
 Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Puffinus sp.12, Puffinus mitchelli7, Puffinus inceptor n. sp.12, Puffinus ? inceptor3, Puffinus priscus3, Fulmarus miocaenus n. sp.4
Puffinus sp.12 Brisson 1760 shearwater
Puffinus mitchelli7 Miller 1961 shearwater
Puffinus inceptor n. sp.12 Wetmore 1930 shearwater
Puffinus ? inceptor3 Wetmore 1930 shearwater
Puffinus priscus3 Miller 1961 shearwater
Fulmarus miocaenus n. sp.4 Howard 1984 petrel
 Odontopterygiformes - Pelagornithidae
Osteodontornis orri9
Osteodontornis orri9 Howard 1957 bird
 Charadriiformes - Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostra sp.7
Recurvirostra sp.7 Linnaeus 1758 avocet
Reptilia
 Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Dermochelyidae sp.6, Chelonia ? californiensis7
Dermochelyidae sp.6 Lydekker 1889 leatherback
Chelonia ? californiensis7 Gilmore 1937 leatherback
 Testudines - Cheloniidae
cf. Syllomus aegyptiacus6, "Euclastes hutchisoni n. sp." = Pacifichelys hutchisoni6
cf. Syllomus aegyptiacus6 Lydekker 1899 sea turtle
"Euclastes hutchisoni n. sp." = Pacifichelys hutchisoni6 Lynch and Parham 2003 sea turtle
Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Paleoparadoxiidae
Paleoparadoxia tabatai2
Paleoparadoxia tabatai2 Tokunaga 1939 desmostylian
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Miotapirus sp.8
Miotapirus sp.8 Schlaikjer 1937 tapir
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hypohippus sp.8
Hypohippus sp.8 Leidy 1858 anchitheriine horse
LACM 30162, LACM 123460
 Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae
Bouromeryx americanus8
Bouromeryx americanus8 Douglass 1899 ruminant
LACM 4331
 Carnivora - Canidae
Paratomarctus cf. temerarius8
Paratomarctus cf. temerarius8 Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
Odobenidae indet.10, Neotherium mirum10, Pelagiarctos thomasi n. gen. n. sp.
Odobenidae indet.10 Allen 1880 walrus
LACM 135920 from LACM loc. 3162
Neotherium mirum10 Kellogg 1931 walrus
LACM 127697 from LACM loc. 3162
Pelagiarctos thomasi n. gen. n. sp. Barnes 1988 walrus
 Carnivora - Desmatophocidae
"Allodesmus cf. sadoensis" = Allodesmus sinanoensis10, Allodesmus kernensis1
"Allodesmus cf. sadoensis" = Allodesmus sinanoensis10 Nagao 1941 pinniped
LACM 21023 from LACM loc. 1625
Allodesmus kernensis1 Kellogg 1922 pinniped
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp.7
Dasyatis sp.7 Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
? Trygon of Bishop 1961
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp.7
Myliobatis sp.7 Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
 Rajiformes - Rajidae
Raja sp.7
Raja sp.7 Linnaeus 1758 skate
 Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Heterodontus cf. francisi7
 Squaliformes - Squalidae
Squalus serriculus7
Squalus serriculus7 Jordan and Hanibal 1923 dogfish shark
 Echinorhiniformes - Echinorhinidae
Echinorhinus blakei7
Echinorhinus blakei7 Agassiz 1856 shark
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina lerichei7
Squatina lerichei7 Jordan and Beal 1910 angel shark
 Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
Notorhynchus sp.7, Hexanchus sp.7
Notorhynchus sp.7 Ayres 1855 sevengill shark
Hexanchus sp.7 Rafinesque 1810 sixgill shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo aduncus7
Galeocerdo aduncus7 Agassiz 1835 tiger shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinidae indet.7, "Scyliorhinus sp." = Scyliorhinus7, "Cephaloscyllium sp." = Scyliorhinus7
Scyliorhinidae indet.7 Gill 1862 cat shark
"Scyliorhinus sp." = Scyliorhinus7 Blainville 1816 cat shark
"Cephaloscyllium sp." = Scyliorhinus7 Blainville 1816 cat shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
? Triakis sp.7, "Eugaleus sp." = Galeorhinus7
? Triakis sp.7 Müller and Henle 1838 hound shark
"Eugaleus sp." = Galeorhinus7 de Blainville and Prévost 1816 school shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis serra7
Hemipristis serra7 Agassiz 1835 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna sp.7
Sphyrna sp.7 Rafinesque 1810 hammerhead shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
? Carcharhinus sp.7, Negaprion antiquus7, Aprionodon sp.7
? Carcharhinus sp.7 de Blainville 1816 requiem shark
Negaprion antiquus7 lemon shark
Aprionodon sp.7 Gill 1861 requiem shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
"Carcharodon sulcidens" = Carcharodon carcharias7, "Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis7, Isurus sp.7, Isurus planus7
"Carcharodon sulcidens" = Carcharodon carcharias7 Linnaeus 1758 great white shark
"Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis7 Agassiz 1838 white shark
Isurus sp.7 Rafinesque 1810 mackerel shark
Isurus planus7 Agassiz 1856 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias clavatus7
Carcharias clavatus7 Agassiz 1844 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Cetorhinidae
Cetorhinus sp.7
Cetorhinus sp.7 de Blainville 1816 basking shark
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon7
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon7 Agassiz 1835 megalodon
Also studied in Pimiento and Balk (LACM 115396, LACM 129862-63)
1Barnes 1969; 2Domning 2008; 3Howard 1966; 4Howard 1984; 5Kloess and Parham 2017; 6Lynch and Parham 2003; 7Mitchell 1965; 8Prothero et al. 2008; 9Stidham 2004; 10Velez-Juarbe 2018; 11Warter 1976; 12Wetmore 1930