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Spring Canyon, San Diego County, California, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)32.85,-117.033
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationCalifornia, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)San Diego County, California, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Spring CanyonWalsh S. L., Gutzler R. Q. (1999)Pomeradosaid to be late Duchesnean to early Chadronian
"about 10 m above the base of the upper member" (Walsh 2010)
mudstone40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Agriochoeridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Agriochoeridae40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Camelidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Hypertragulus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hypertragulidae : Hypertragulus40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Mustelidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Hyaenodon sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyaenodontidae : Hyaenodon40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Centetodon magnus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lipotyphla : Geolabididae : Centetodon : Centetodon magnus40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Herpetotherium valens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : Herpetotherium : Didelphys valens40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Peradectes sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : Peradectes40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Mesohippus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Mesohippus40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Uintasoricinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Microsyopidae : Uintasoricinae40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Metanoiamys sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Eomyidae : Metanoiamys40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Paradjidaumo sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Eomyidae : Paradjidaumo40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Protadjidaumo sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Eomyidae : Protadjidaumo40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Heliscomys sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Heliscomys40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Ischyromys sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Ischyromyidae : Ischyromys40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Griphomys sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae : Griphomys40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Nonomyinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Nonomyinae40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Nonomys gutzleri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Simimyidae : Nonomys : Nonomys gutzleri40.4 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

References

Walsh S. L., Gutzler R. Q. (1999) A new Mio-Pliocene marine bone-bed from north-central Chile, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19 3, 82A-83A
Walsh S. L. (2010) New myomorph rodents from the Eocene of Southern California, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 5, 1610-1621
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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