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Palm Springs - upper, San Diego County, California, USA

FormationPalm Springs
Memberupper
Age:0.78 - 0.13 Ma
Pleistocene
IntervalMiddle Pleistocene
Number of Collections3
Number of Occurrences5

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Arroyo TapiadoSan Diego County, California, USAPalm Springs - upper
Vallecito CreekSan Diego County, California, USAPalm Springs - upper
Arroyo HuesoSan Diego County, California, USAPalm Springs - upper

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Neophrontops vallecitoensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Neophrontops : Neophrontops vallecitoensis0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Bucephala albeola fossilis
subspecies
7.3Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Bucephala : Bucephala albeola fossilis0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Oxyura bessomi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Oxyura : Oxyura bessomi0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Agriocharis anza
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : Agriocharis : Agriocharis anza0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Fulica americana
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruiformes : Rallidae : Fulica : Fulica americana0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene

References

Howard H. (1963) Fossil birds from the Anza-Borrego Desert, Contributions in Science 73, 1-33
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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