Jumpoff Joe (Miocene of the United States)
Also known as LACM 5058
Where: Lincoln County, Oregon (44.6° N, 124.1° W: paleocoordinates 44.4° N, 118.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Astoria Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; siltstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Reposited in the LACM
Collection methods: surface (float),
Primary reference: L. G. Barnes. 1989. A new enaliarctine pinniped from the Astoria Formation, Oregon, and a classification of the Otariidae (Mammalia: Carnivora). Contributions in Science 403:1-26 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 59061: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.03.2006