Santa Cruz Island, Monterey Formation (Miocene of the United States)
Where: Santa Barbara County, California (34.0° N, 119.6° W: paleocoordinates 33.3° N, 115.5° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Monterey Formation, Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; shale
Primary reference: F. -J. Aranda-Manteca and L. G. Barnes. 1998. Jamilcotatus kumiaica, a new genus and species of middle Miocene desmostylian. Congreso Nacional de Paleontologia VI:4-5 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 91622: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 07.10.2009
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| Mammalia | |
Jamilcotatus boreios n. sp.
Jamilcotatus boreios n. sp. Aranda-Manteca and Barnes 1998 desmostylian | |