Solvang (Miocene of the United States)
Also known as UCMP V3508
Where: Santa Barbara County, California (34.6° N, 120.1° W: paleocoordinates 33.8° N, 115.5° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Monterey Formation, Barstovian (16.0 - 13.6 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; cherty/siliceous shale
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the UMMP
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 91541: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 01.10.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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Mammalia | |
Desmostylus hesperus Marsh 1888 desmostylian |