OCPC Loc. 2605, Fletcher Jones site (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Orange County, California (33.6° N, 117.9° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unnamed terrace deposits that overly the Niguel Fm (Late Pleistocene) AGE: Late Pleistocene, on the basis of geochemical dating. Uranium series dating (Grant et al., 1999) of a solitary coral from a nearby correlated locality gave an age of 122,000, giving the Fletcher Jones site an approximate age range of 120-125 Ka. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From terrace deposits 2-2.5 m above an unconformity with the Niguel Fm.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified sandstone and poorly lithified, silty mudstone

• ENVIRONMENT: Mixed thanatocoenosis, incl. representatives from protected bay, sandy-bottom and rocky-bottom, protected to open coasts, and offshore environments.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Grades from a silty mudstone to a cross-bedded moderately well-sorted, unconsolidated sand. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, on the basis of facies description and sample preparation.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• COLLECTOR; Powell et al. REPOSITORY: Orange Co. Paleontology Collections.

Primary reference: C. L. Powell II, L. B. Grant, and S. W. Conkling. 2005. Paleoecologic analysis and age of a late Pleistocene fossil assemblage from Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, California. The Veliger 47(3):183-192 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 96938: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 13.07.2010

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for molluscs, other invertebrate taxa also included. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
? Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea conchaphila Carpenter 1857 Olympia oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Argopecten ventricosus Sowerby 1842 calico scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia peruviana d'Orbigny 1846 common jingle
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Juliacorbula luteola" = Caryocorbula luteola
"Juliacorbula luteola" = Caryocorbula luteola Carpenter 1864 western corbula
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Trachycardium cf. panamense" = Mexicardia procera
"Trachycardium cf. panamense" = Mexicardia procera Sowerby 1833 slender cockle
 Cardiida - Donacidae
"Donax gouldi" = Donax (Donax) gouldii, "Donax californicus" = Donax (Paradonax) californicus
"Donax gouldi" = Donax (Donax) gouldii Dall 1921 Gould beanclam
"Donax californicus" = Donax (Paradonax) californicus Conrad 1837 California beanclam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Chione gnidia" = Chionopsis gnidia Broderip and Sowerby I 1829 venus clam
Chione cf. fluctifraga Fitch 1966 smooth chione
Chione cf. undatella Sowerby I 1835 wavy chione
Petricolaria cf. cognata Adams 1852 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
"Mactromeris hemphilli" = Mactromeris hemphillii
"Mactromeris hemphilli" = Mactromeris hemphillii Dall 1894 Hemphill's dish clam
Spelt Mactromeris hemphill
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama arcana Bernard 1976 clear jewel box
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinisca nuttalli Conrad 1837 Nuttall's lucine
Epilucina californica Conrad 1837 California lucine
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella pacifica Adams 1852 Pacific crassinella
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
"Tegula gallina" = Chlorostoma gallina Forbes 1850 speckled turban
Calliostoma gemmulatum Carpenter 1864 gem top shell
 Heterostropha - Ellobiidae
Melampus olivaceus Carpenter 1857 salt marsh shell
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
"Cerithidea californica" = Cerithideopsis californica
"Cerithidea californica" = Cerithideopsis californica Haldeman 1840 California horn snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crucibulum spinosum Conrad 1855 spiny cup-and-saucer
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Olivella baetica" = Callianax baetica
"Olivella baetica" = Callianax baetica Carpenter 1864 beatic olivella
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Stramonita biserialis" = Thais biserialis
"Stramonita biserialis" = Thais biserialis de Blainville 1832 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Nassarius tegula" = Phrontis tegula
"Nassarius tegula" = Phrontis tegula Reeve 1853 western mud nassa
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Neverita reclusianus" = Glossaulax reclusiana
"Neverita reclusianus" = Glossaulax reclusiana Deshayes 1839 Recluz's moon snail
Echinoidea
 Clypeasteroida - Dendrasteridae
Dendraster excentricus Eschscholz 1826 eccentric sand dollar