Cache Peak (P-3643) (Miocene to of the United States)

Where: Kern County, California (35.3° N, 118.5° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 38.8° N, 109.9° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Bopesta Formation, Hemingfordian to Hemingfordian (20.4 - 12.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: J. P. Quinn. 1987. Stratigraphy Of The Middle Miocene Bopesta Formation, Southern Sierra Nevada, California. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 393:1-31 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

PaleoDB collection 19206: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• "locality of the Tehachapi flora (Axelrod, 1939)"
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Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Sapotaceae
Bumelia florissanti
Bumelia florissanti Lesquereux 1883
 Ericales - Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos mohavensis n. sp., Arbutus prexalapensis n. sp., Arbutus mohavensis n. sp.
Arctostaphylos mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 heather
Arbutus prexalapensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 madrone
Arbutus mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 madrone
Angiospermae
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Umbellularia salicifolia, Persea sp.
Umbellularia salicifolia Lesquereux 1883 laurel
Persea sp. Gaertner 1805 laurel
 Proteales - Platanaceae
Platanus paucidentata
Platanus paucidentata Dorf 1930 plane tree
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Forestiera sp., Fraxinus mohavensis
Forestiera sp. Poiret 1810
 Dipsacales - Caprifoliaceae
Viburnum sp.
Viburnum sp. Linnaeus 1753 honeysuckle
 Saxifragales - Saxifragaceae
Philadelphus bendirei
Philadelphus bendirei Chaney 1927 mock-orange
 Ranunculales - Berberidaceae
Mahonia mohavensis n. sp.
Mahonia mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 barberry
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Sabal miocenica n. sp., Erythea californica n. sp.
Sabal miocenica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 palm
Erythea californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 palm
 Poales - Juncaceae
Juncus sp.
Juncus sp. Linnaeus 1753 rush
 Poales - Typhaceae
Typha lesquereuxi
Typha lesquereuxi Cockerell 1908 bulrush
 Rosids - Moraceae
Ficus sp.
Ficus sp. Linnaeus 1753 fig
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Rhamnus precalifornica n. sp., Ceanothus precuneatus n. sp., Ceanothus precrassifolius n. sp., Karwinskia californica n. sp., Condalia mohavensis n. sp., Colubrina lanceolata n. sp.
Rhamnus precalifornica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 buckthorn
Ceanothus precuneatus n. sp. Axelrod 1939 ceanothus
Ceanothus precrassifolius n. sp. Axelrod 1939 ceanothus
Karwinskia californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 buckthorn
Condalia mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 buckthorn
Colubrina lanceolata n. sp. Axelrod 1939 buckthorn
 Rosales - Mimosaceae
Prosopis pliocenica, Pithecolobium miocenica n. sp., Pithecolobium mohavense n. sp.
Prosopis pliocenica Axelrod 1937 mesquite
Pithecolobium miocenica n. sp. Axelrod 1939
Pithecolobium mohavense n. sp. Axelrod 1939
 Rosales - Papilionaceae
Robinia californica n. sp.
Robinia californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Cercocarpus praeledifolius, Cercocarpus antiquus, Prunus preandersonii, Prunus prefasciculata n. sp., Prunus prefremontii, Prunus masoni, Lyonothamnus mohavensis n. sp., Holodiscus elliptica n. sp., Chamaebatiaria creedensis, Photinia (Heteromeles) sp., Rosa miocenica n. sp.
Cercocarpus antiquus Lesquereux 1878 rose
Prunus preandersonii Axelrod 1937 plum
Prunus prefasciculata n. sp. Axelrod 1939 plum
Prunus prefremontii Axelrod 1937 plum
Prunus masoni LaMotte 1936 plum
Lyonothamnus mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 rose
Holodiscus elliptica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 rose
Chamaebatiaria creedensis Brown 1937 rose
Rosa miocenica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 rose
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Celtis kansana
Celtis kansana Chaney and Elias 1936 hackberry
 Fagales - Myricaceae
Myrica mohavensis n. sp.
Myrica mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 bayberry
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus dispersa, Quercus convexa, Quercus pliopalmeri, Quercus mohavensis n. sp., "Quercus turneri" = Quercus praedumosa, Quercus declinata, "Quercus browni" = Castanopsis perplexa
Quercus dispersa Lesquereux 1878 oak
Quercus convexa Lesquereux 1878 oak
Quercus pliopalmeri Axelrod 1937 oak
Quercus mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 oak
"Quercus turneri" = Quercus praedumosa Trelease 1918 oak
Quercus declinata Dorf 1930 oak
"Quercus browni" = Castanopsis perplexa Knowlton 1902 chinquapin
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia mohavensis n. sp.
Euphorbia mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 spurge
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix coalingensis, Salix kernensis n. sp., Populus alexanderi, Populus prefremontii, Populus lesquereuxi, Populus pliotremuloides, Populus sonorensis n. sp.
Salix coalingensis Dorf 1930 willow
Salix kernensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 willow
Populus alexanderi Dorf 1930 poplar
Populus prefremontii Axelrod 1937 poplar
Populus lesquereuxi Cockerell 1906 poplar
Populus pliotremuloides Axelrod 1937 poplar
Populus sonorensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 poplar
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Leucaena californica n. sp., Amorpha oblongifolia n. sp., Diphysa californica n. sp.
Leucaena californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 legume
Amorpha oblongifolia n. sp. Axelrod 1939 legume
Diphysa californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 legume
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Dodonaea californica n. sp.
Dodonaea californica n. sp. Axelrod 1939 soapberry
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Rhus preintegrifolia n. sp., Rhus tehachapiensis n. sp., Rhus sonorensis n. sp.
Rhus preintegrifolia n. sp. Axelrod 1939 sumac
Rhus tehachapiensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 sumac
Rhus sonorensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 sumac
 Sapindales - Meliaceae
Cedrela oregoniana
Cedrela oregoniana Brown 1937 mahogany
 Sapindales - Burseraceae
Bursera sp.
Bursera sp. Jacquin 1760
Magnoliopsida
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"Fremontia lobata n. sp." = Dicotylophyllum lobata
"Fremontia lobata n. sp." = Dicotylophyllum lobata Axelrod 1939
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Cupressus mohavensis n. sp.
Cupressus mohavensis n. sp. Axelrod 1939 cypress
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus lindgreni
Pinus lindgreni Knowlton 1901 pine
Polypodiopsida
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Equisetum sp.
Equisetum sp. Linnaeus 1753 horsetail
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
"Pteris calabazensis" = Pteris idahoensis
"Pteris calabazensis" = Pteris idahoensis Knowlton 1898
Phyllites
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Phyllites dentatus, Phyllites mohavensis, Phyllites petiolaris, Phyllites tehachapiensis
Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Merychippus carrizoensis" = Parapliohippus carrizoensis
"Merychippus carrizoensis" = Parapliohippus carrizoensis Dougherty 1940 horse