Cache Peak (P-3643) (Miocene to of the United States)
Where: Kern County, California (35.3° N, 118.5° W: paleocoordinates 35.1° N, 112.6° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Bopesta Formation, Hemingfordian to Hemingfordian (20.4 - 12.5 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: J. P. Quinn. 1987. Stratigraphy Of The Middle Miocene Bopesta Formation, Southern Sierra Nevada, California. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 393:1-31 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details
PaleoDB collection 19206: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995, edited by Jonathan Marcot
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• "locality of the Tehachapi flora (Axelrod, 1939)"
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Phyllites | |
Polypodiopsida | |
"Pteris calabazensis" = Pteris idahoensis
"Pteris calabazensis" = Pteris idahoensis Knowlton 1898 | |
Equisetum sp. Linnaeus 1753 horsetail | |
Angiospermae | |
"Quercus browni" = Castanopsis perplexa, Quercus convexa, Quercus declinata, "Quercus turneri" = Quercus praedumosa, Quercus pliopalmeri, Quercus mohavensis n. sp., Quercus dispersa
"Quercus browni" = Castanopsis perplexa Knowlton 1902 chinquapin
Quercus convexa Lesquereux 1878 oak
Quercus declinata Dorf 1930 oak
"Quercus turneri" = Quercus praedumosa Trelease 1918 oak
Quercus pliopalmeri Axelrod 1937 oak
Quercus mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 oak
Quercus dispersa Lesquereux 1878 oak | |
Myrica mohavensis n. sp.
Myrica mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 bayberry | |
Chamaebatiaria creedensis, Prunus prefremontii, Prunus prefasciculata n. sp., Prunus masoni, Prunus preandersonii, Photinia (Heteromeles) sp., Cercocarpus praeledifolius, Cercocarpus antiquus, Holodiscus elliptica n. sp., Rosa miocenica n. sp., Lyonothamnus mohavensis n. sp.
Chamaebatiaria creedensis Brown 1937 rose
Prunus prefremontii Axelrod 1937 plum
Prunus prefasciculata n. sp. Axelrod 1939 plum
Prunus masoni LaMotte 1936 plum
Prunus preandersonii Axelrod 1937 plum
Photinia (Heteromeles) sp. Dorf 1930 rose
Cercocarpus praeledifolius Berry 1929 rose
Cercocarpus antiquus Lesquereux 1878 rose
Holodiscus elliptica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 rose
Rosa miocenica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 rose
Lyonothamnus mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 rose | |
Colubrina lanceolata n. sp., Karwinskia californica n. sp., Condalia mohavensis n. sp., Ceanothus precrassifolius n. sp., Ceanothus precuneatus n. sp., Rhamnus precalifornica n. sp.
Colubrina lanceolata n. sp. Axelrod 1939 buckthorn
Karwinskia californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 buckthorn
Condalia mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 buckthorn
Ceanothus precrassifolius n. sp. Axelrod 1939 ceanothus
Ceanothus precuneatus n. sp. Axelrod 1939 ceanothus
Rhamnus precalifornica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 buckthorn | |
Robinia californica n. sp.
Robinia californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 | |
Celtis kansana Chaney and Elias 1936 hackberry | |
Pithecolobium miocenica n. sp. Axelrod 1939
Pithecolobium mohavense n. sp. Axelrod 1939
Prosopis pliocenica Axelrod 1937 mesquite | |
Amorpha oblongifolia n. sp. Axelrod 1939 legume
Leucaena californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 legume
Diphysa californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 legume | |
Euphorbia mohavensis n. sp.
Euphorbia mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 spurge | |
Salix coalingensis, Salix kernensis n. sp., Populus lesquereuxi, Populus prefremontii, Populus alexanderi, Populus pliotremuloides, Populus sonorensis n. sp.
Salix coalingensis Dorf 1930 willow
Salix kernensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 willow
Populus lesquereuxi Cockerell 1906 poplar
Populus prefremontii Axelrod 1937 poplar
Populus alexanderi Dorf 1930 poplar
Populus pliotremuloides Axelrod 1937 poplar
Populus sonorensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 poplar | |
Rhus preintegrifolia n. sp. Axelrod 1939 sumac
Rhus tehachapiensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 sumac
Rhus sonorensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 sumac | |
Cedrela oregoniana Brown 1937 mahogany | |
Bursera sp. Jacquin 1760 | |
Dodonaea californica n. sp.
Dodonaea californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 soapberry | |
Ficus sp. Linnaeus 1753 fig | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Arctostaphylos mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 heather
Arbutus mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 madrone
Arbutus prexalapensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 madrone | |
Bumelia florissanti Lesquereux 1883 | |
Angiospermae | |
Juncus sp. Linnaeus 1753 rush | |
Typha lesquereuxi Cockerell 1908 bulrush | |
Erythea californica n. sp., Sabal miocenica n. sp.
Erythea californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 palm
Sabal miocenica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 palm | |
Umbellularia salicifolia Lesquereux 1883 laurel
Persea sp. Gaertner 1805 laurel | |
Platanus paucidentata Dorf 1930 plane tree | |
Philadelphus bendirei Chaney 1927 mock-orange | |
Forestiera sp. Poiret 1810 | |
Viburnum sp. Linnaeus 1753 honeysuckle | |
Mahonia mohavensis n. sp.
Mahonia mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 barberry | |
Magnoliopsida | |
"Fremontia lobata n. sp." = Dicotylophyllum lobata
"Fremontia lobata n. sp." = Dicotylophyllum lobata Axelrod 1939 | |
Cupressus mohavensis n. sp.
Cupressus mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 cypress | |
Pinopsida | |
Pinus lindgreni Knowlton 1901 pine | |
Mammalia | |
"Merychippus carrizoensis" = Parapliohippus carrizoensis
"Merychippus carrizoensis" = Parapliohippus carrizoensis Dougherty 1940 horse |