Lava Mountains (Neogene of the United States)

Also known as DUPLICATE REF 2893 or 2894

Where: San Bernardino County, California (34.8° N, 117.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 37.0° N, 114.4° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: lower Member (Bedrock Spring Formation), Hemphillian (10.3 - 4.9 Ma)

• said to be middle Hemphillian to late Hemphillian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Primary reference: R. E. Reynolds, R. L. Reynolds, and A. F. Pajak, III. 1991. Blancan, Irvingtonian, and Rancholabrean(?) land mammal age faunas from western Riverside County, California. In R.E. Reynolds, D.P. Whistler (eds.), San Bernardino County Museum Association Quarterly 38(3-4):37-40 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 19419: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• also discussed by Tedford et al. 1987; 24 localities spanning 500' of section
"Neotomodon": non-existent genus, i.d. repeated by Tedford et al. 1987; probably Pliotomodon and/or Neotoma
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Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Vulpes stenognathus2, Borophagus sp.1
Vulpes stenognathus2 Savage 1941 fox
presumably OK as this is a Tedford i.d. DUPLICATE REF 2893 or 2894
Borophagus sp.1 Cope 1892 bone-crushing dog
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
cf. Sphenophalos sp.
cf. Sphenophalos sp. Merriam 1909 pronghorn
DUPLICATE REF 2893 or 2894
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Hemiauchenia sp., Megatylopus sp.
Hemiauchenia sp. Gervais and Ameghino 1880 camel
DUPLICATE REF 2893 or 2894
Megatylopus sp. Matthew and Cook 1909 camel
DUPLICATE REF 2893 or 2894
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Dinohippus leardi
Dinohippus leardi Drescher 1941 horse
DUPLICATE REF 2893 or 2894
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
cf. Aphelops sp.
cf. Aphelops sp. Owen 1845 rhinoceros
DUPLICATE REF 2893 or 2894
 Soricomorpha - Talpidae
cf. Scapanus sp.
cf. Scapanus sp. Pomel 1848 mole
DUPLICATE REF 2893 or 2894
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Paronychomys sp., Peromyscus sp., Repomys sp., Bensonomys sp.1
Paronychomys sp. Jacobs 1977 rodent
DUPLICATE REF 2893 or 2894
Peromyscus sp. Gloger 1841 deer mouse
DUPLICATE REF 2893 or 2894
Repomys sp. May 1981 rodent
DUPLICATE REF 2893 or 2894
Bensonomys sp.1 Gazin 1942 rodent
 Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Perognathinae indet.1
Perognathinae indet.1 Coues 1875 rodent
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Archaeolaginae indet.1
1Alroy 2002; 2Tedford et al. 2009