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| TITLE: | The first Mesozoic mammal from California
| | AUTHOR: | Gregory P. Wilson, Richard P. Hilton, and Eric S. Gohre
| | JOURNAL: | PaleoBios
| | PUBLISHED: | Apr 15, 2003
| | NOTES: | 23(1)
| | ABSTRACT: | A new specimen from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) marine deposits of the Chico Formation represents the first Mesozoic mammal from California. The specimen adds to the fauna, which includes dinosaurs, turtles, pterosaurs, and birds, known from this nearshore terrestrial environment. The specimen, a metacarpal, cannot be confidently identified beyond the level of Mammalia. However, the size of the specimen suggests that the animal was a medium to large sized Mesozoic mammal, larger than the Late Cretaceous eutherian Barunlestes butleri and comparable to the modern day Eurasian hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus).
| | COLLECTION: | PaleoBios Archive Public
| | ID: | 216
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