CAS locality 31334, Bolsa Point (Cretaceous of the United States)

Where: San Mateo County, California (37.2° N, 122.4° W: paleocoordinates 43.5° N, 92.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Pigeon Point Formation, Middle Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; lithified sandstone

• Presence of hummocky cross-stratification suggests offshore-transition/lower shoreface environment

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Reposited in the CAS

Primary reference: W. P. Elder and J. W. Miller. 1989. Checklist of Mesozoic macrofossil localities in the Santa Cruz Mountains and vicinity. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 89-543:1-9 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 144780: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 17.05.2013, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Trigoniida - Steinmanellidae
Yaadia tryoniana2
Yaadia tryoniana2 Gabb 1864 clam
 Cardiida - Tancrediidae
Meekia (Mygallia) bella3, Meekia (Meekia) peleia n. sp.3
Meekia (Mygallia) bella3 Saul and Popenoe 1962 clam
Meekia (Meekia) peleia n. sp.3 Saul and Popenoe 1962 clam
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Ellipsoscapha cf. nortonensis1
Ellipsoscapha cf. nortonensis1 Anderson 1958 snail
1Elder and Saul 1993; 2Saul 1978; 3Saul and Popenoe 1962