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San Diego - subunit 2, San Diego County, California, USA

FormationSan Diego
Membersubunit 2
Age:4.90 - 1.80 Ma
Cenozoic
IntervalBlancan
Lithologymudstone, "siliciclastic", sandstone
Number of Collections4
Number of Occurrences22

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Poggi Canyon San Diego County, California, USASan Diego - subunit 2

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
San Diego - 43.60 - 1.80 Ma
Cenozoic
sandstone, sandstone/conglomerate16

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Antilocapridae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Camelidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Felis rexroadensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Felis : Felis rexroadensis4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Hypolagus edensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Hypolagus : Hypolagus edensis4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Notiosorex sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Notiosorex4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Equidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Equus (Dolichohippus) simplicidens
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus (Dolichohippus) simplicidens4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Gomphotheriidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Calomys (Bensonomys) meadensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Bensonomys : Calomys (Bensonomys) meadensis4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Neotoma fossilis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma fossilis4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Reithrodontomys sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Reithrodontomys4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Thomomys gidleyi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Thomomys : Thomomys gidleyi4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Perognathus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Heteromyidae : Perognathus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Neotamias sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Neotamias4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic

References

Wagner H. M., Riney B. O., et al (2000) A new terrestrial mammal assemblage of Middle Blancan age from the San Diego formation, California, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20 3, 76A
Wagner H. M., Riney B. O., et al (2001) Magnetic stratigraphy and land mammal biochronology of the nonmarine facies of the Pliocene San Diego Formation, San Diego County, California, Magnetic Stratigraphy of the Pacific Coast Cenozoic (D. R. Prothero, ed.), 359-368
Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals
Alroy J. (2003) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals
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