UCMP loc. V81058 ( of the United States)

Also known as Reynard Way, south of Eagle Street

Where: San Diego County, California (32.7° N, 117.2° W: paleocoordinates 32.6° N, 116.2° W)

When: San Diego Formation, Blancan (4.9 - 1.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by San Diego State College party in 1969

Primary reference: M. D. Gottfried. 1982. A Pliocene Sailfish Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw and Nodder, 1791) from southern California. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 2(2):151-153 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 206459: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 16.11.2019

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Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Istiophoriformes - Istiophoridae
Istiophorus platypterus Shaw and Nodder 1792