EastLake ( of the United States)
Where: San Diego County, California (32.9° N, 117.1° W: paleocoordinates 31.6° N, 108.9° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Otay Formation, Arikareean (29.5 - 18.5 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: T. A. Deméré. 1988. SEPM Pacific Section Symposium 58 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details
PaleoDB collection 17497: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• from 63 sites spanning a 56 m interval; an ash dated at 28.86 Ma (SCLF Ar-Ar) is about 100 m above
"over 600 isolated jaws" of Sespia, but total NISP not clear
"over 600 isolated jaws" of Sespia, but total NISP not clear
Show authors, comments, and common names
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Palaeolagus sp. Leidy 1856 rabbit | |
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Leidymys sp. Wood 1936 rodent | |
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Meniscomys sp. Cope 1878 mountain beaver | |
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Protosciurus sp. Black 1963 squirrel | |
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Heteromyidae indet. Gray 1868 rodent | |
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cf. Ocajila sp. Macdonald 1963 hedgehog | |
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Centetodon sp. Marsh 1872 placental | |
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Subhyracodon sp. Wood 1927 rhinoceros | |
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Stenomylini indet.3 Prothero 1996 camel said to be new; includes both "Miotylopus sp." and "cf. Dyseotylopus sp."
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Sespia californica Stock 1930 oreodont
Mesoreodon sp. Scott 1893 oreodont | |
"Hypertragulus fontanus" = Nanotragulus fontanus
"Hypertragulus fontanus" = Nanotragulus fontanus Stock 1935 ruminant | |
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Hyaenodon sp. Laizer and Parieu 1838 creodont | |
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Nimravus sp. Cope 1879 false sabre-tooth | |
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