RAM locality V200120: Tiffanian, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia - Periptychidae
Goleroconus alfi McKenna and Honey 2008
Holotype: RAM 7171, right dentary with p4–m2 and part of trigonid of m3
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:Kern
Coordinates: 35.6° North, 118.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:42.9° North, 100.9° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Paleocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 1
Key time interval:Tiffanian
Age range of interval:60.90000 - 56.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Goler Member:4b
Stratigraphy comments: Lofgren et al. 2014: The mammalian fauna from member 4a and the lower part of member 4b is collectively referred to as the Goler Assemblage. the Goler Assemblage is probably middle Tiffanian (Ti3–Ti4a), although a Ti5a age is also possible.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:fluvial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Honey Pot
Database number:224217
Authorizer:P. Mannion Enterer:G. Varnham
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2022-01-31 10:12:03 Last modified:2022-01-31 10:12:03
Access level:the public Released:2022-01-31 10:12:03
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
79420. D. Lofgren, M. McKenna, J. Honey, R. Nydam, C. Wheaton, B. Yokote, L. Henn, W. Hanlon, S. Manning and C. McGee. 2014. New Records of Eutherian Mammals from the Goler Formation (Tiffanian, Paleocene) of California and Their Biostratigraphic and Paleobiogeographic Implications. American Museum Novitates 3797:1-57 [P. Mannion/G. Varnham/P. Mannion]