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no individual specimens mentioned, only the presence of the genus in the deposit. He did not distinguish 
between teeth and otoliths as remains. 
Referred Specimens in Fitch and Lavenberg ( 1971:741 : No specific specimens mentioned. Otoliths of M. prox- 
imus are abundant in several Pliocene deposits that outcrop in northern California and Oregon. 
Referred Specimens in Nolf (1985:621 : No specific specimens. He notes that Fitch (1967) has found otoliths 
in the California Pliocene. 
Distribution of Neogene M. proximus outside of California : Oregon (see Fitch and Lavenberg 1971). 
Order Ophidiiformes 
Family Bythitidae 
Genus Brosmophycis Gill 1861c 
Brosmophycis marginata (Ayres 1854) 
Selected Synonymy & References 
Brosmius marginatus Ayres 1854:102. 
Brosmophycis marginata (Ayres): Fitch 1967:17, 19-21, table 2. 
Brosmophycis marginata (Ayres): Fitch 1968:24. 
Brosmophycis marginata (Ayres 1854): Eschmeyer and Herald 1983:103. 
Type Specimen : Extant, Brosmius marginatus (Ayres 1854), no types known (Eschmeyer 1998:1019). 
Type Locality : San Francisco Bay, California. 
Referred Specimens in Fitch 11967:17. 19-21. table 21 : No specific specimens. Fitch (1967:17) makes the gen¬ 
eral statement that otoliths of B. marginata have been found in several southern California Pliocene 
and Pleistocene deposits. On page 19 he mentioned that otoliths of B. marginata were present in a spe¬ 
cific site: 
LACMIP locality 435, Miraleste Canyon, San Pedro, Lomita Marl, Late Pliocene, Los Angeles County 
(see Remarks). 
Referred Specimens in Fitch 11968:241 : No specific specimens. Otoliths of B. marginata have been found in 
several southern California Pliocene and Pleistocene localities. 
Remarks : Fitch (1967) reported otoliths of B. marginata from LACMIP locality 435 (Lomita Marl, Pliocene, 
Los Angeles County), however this locality is considered Pleistocene (Blake 1991; Dibblee 1999). 
Because this is the only specific locality named by Fitch (1969:19), then the presence of B. marginata in 
the Neogene is questionable. 
Family Ophidiidae 
Genus Chilara Jordan and Evermann 1896a 
Chilara taylori (Girard 1858) 
Selected Synonymy & References 
Ophidion taylori Girard 1858:138. 
Otophidium taylori (Girard): Fitch 1967:19-21. 
Otophidium taylori (Girard): Fitch and Reimer 1967:79, 84, 88; fig. 16. 
Otophidium taylori (Girard): Downs 1968:53, text-fig. 25. 
Otophidium taylori (Girard): Fitch 1968:24. 
Otophidium taylori (Girard): Fitch and Lavenberg 1968:75. 
Otophidium taylori (Girard): Zinsmeister 1970:124, table 1. 
Chilara taylori (Girard): Eschmeyer and Herald 1983:102. 
Chilara taylori (Girard): Nolf 1985:64. 
Type Specimen : Extant, Ophidion taylori Girard 1858, syntypes, MCZ 35928 and others (Eschmeyer 1998: 
1655). 
