Dove Spring Formation
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| Dove Spring Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Miocene ~[1] | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Ricardo Group[1] |
| Overlies | Cudahy Camp Formation[1] |
| Thickness | 1,800 meters[1] |
| Location | |
| Region | California |
| Country | United States |
The Dove Spring Formation (formerly the Ricardo Formation) is a geologic formation in the western Mojave Desert of California.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene epoch of the Neogene period.
Fossil content
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Mammals
[edit | edit source]Bats
[edit | edit source]| Bats reported from the Dove Spring Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Chiroptera | Gen. et. sp. undetermined | Kern County, California.[1] | A bat. | ||
Carnivorans
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Eulipotyphlans
[edit | edit source]| Eulipotyphlans reported from the Dove Spring Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Alluvisorex | A. chasseae | Kern County, California.[1] | A shrew. | ||
| Erinaceidae | Erinaceidae "A" | Kern County, California.[1] | An erinaceid. | ||
| Lanthanotherium | L. sp. | Kern County, California.[1] | An erinaceid. | ||
| Limnoecus | L. sp. | Kern County, California.[1] | A shrew. | ||
| Scapanus | S. (Xeroscapheus) shultzi | Kern County, California.[1] | A mole. | ||
| "Sorex" | "S." sp. | Kern County, California.[1] | A shrew. | ||
Lagomorphs
[edit | edit source]| Lagomorphs reported from the Dove Spring Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Hesperolagomys | H. sp. | Kern County, California.[1] | A pika. | ||
| Hypolagus | H. sp. | Kern County, California.[1] | A leporid. | ||
Proboscideans
[edit | edit source]| Proboscideans reported from the Dove Spring Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Gomphotherium | G. sp. | Kern County, California.[1] | A gomphothere. | ||
| Serbelodon | S. burnhami | Ricardo, Kern County, California.[1][7] | Anterior portion of a mandible (F:AM 18228) & 2 tusk fragments (F:AM 18228A & 18228B).[7] | An amebelodontid. | |
Rodents
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Reptiles
[edit | edit source]Birds
[edit | edit source]| Birds reported from the Dove Spring Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Branta | B. howardae | Kern County, California.[1] | A goose. | ||
| Neophrontops | N. ricardoensis | Kern County, California.[1] | A gypaetine vulture. | ||
Squamates
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Testudines
[edit | edit source]| Testudines reported from the Dove Spring Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Clemmys | C. sp. | Kern County, California.[1] | An emydine turtle. | ||
| Geochelone | G. sp. | Kern County, California.[1] | A tortoise. | ||
| ?Gopherus | ?G. sp. | Kern County, California.[1] | A gopher tortoise. | ||
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Amphibians
[edit | edit source]| Amphibians reported from the Dove Spring Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Batrachoseps | B. sp. | Kern County, California.[1] | A lungless salamander. | ||
| Bufonidae | Kern County, California.[1] | A true toad. | |||
| cf. Ensatina | cf. E. sp. | Kern County, California.[1] | A lungless salamander. | ||
| Ranidae | Kern County, California.[1] | A true frog. | |||
Fish
[edit | edit source]| Fish reported from the Dove Spring Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Empetrichthys | E. sp. | Kern County, California.[1] | A splitfin. | ||
Plants
[edit | edit source]| Plants reported from the Dove Spring Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Acacia | A. sp. | Kern County, California.[1] | An acacia. | ||
| Ceanothus | C. sp. | Kern County, California.[1] | A buckbrush. | ||
| Cupressus | C. sp. | Kern County, California.[1] | A cypress tree. | ||
| Lycium | L. sp. | Kern County, California.[1] | A box thorn. | ||
| Palmoxylodon | P. mohavensis | Kern County, California.[1] | A palm. | ||
| Pinus | P. kelloggii | Kern County, California.[1] | A pine. | ||
| Quercus | Q. ricardensis | Kern County, California.[1] | An oak tree. | ||
| Robinia | R. alexanderi | Kern County, California.[1] | A legume. | ||
See also
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References
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