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Collection: UCMP 299, Bolinger Canyon Site 3 Contra Costa County, California, USA

Age23.03 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
IntervalMiocene
Lat/Long37.8,-122.03
Co-ordinates derived frombased on political unit
LocationUCMP 1035
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Contra Costa County, California, USA
Geographic Scalesmall collection
Lithology"siliciclastic"
Environmentterrestrial indet.

Associated Collections

CollectionFormationMemberLithologyAge
Kendall-Mallory"siliciclastic"13.6 - 10.3 Ma (Miocene)
UCMP 1035, Bolinger Canyon Site 1"Orinda""siliciclastic"23.03 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
UCMP 1042, Bolinger Canyon Site 2"siliciclastic"23.03 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyPreservationAge
Camelidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidaephosphatic
body
23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Ustatochoerus medius novomexicanus
subspecies
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Merycoidodontidae : Ustatochoerus : Ustatochoerus medius novomexicanusphosphatic
body
13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Aelurodon taxoides
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Aelurodon : Aelurodon taxoidesphosphatic
body
13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Epicyon haydeni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Epicyon : Epicyon haydeniphosphatic
body
13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Epicyon saevus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Epicyon : Epicyon saevusphosphatic
body
13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Hoplictis grangerensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Hoplictis : Beckia grangerensisphosphatic
body
13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Hippotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hippotheriumphosphatic
body
23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Equidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidaephosphatic
body
23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Neohipparion trampasense
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Neohipparion : Hipparion trampasensephosphatic
body
13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Hipparion forcei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparion : Hipparion forceiphosphatic
body
13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Gomphotheriidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidaephosphatic
body
13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Protospermophilus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Protospermophilusphosphatic
body
13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Anniella
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anniellidae : Anniellaphosphatic
body
13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
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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