CSUN loc. 219. North side of Sharps Canyon [Matilija Sandstone]: Lutetian, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium stentor Anderson and Hanna 1925
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
? Bittium dumblei (Dickerson 1916)
recombined as Cerithium dumblei
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella uvasana Conrad 1855
Turritella uvasana applinae
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Pachycrommium clarki (Stewart 1927)
Eocernina ? hannibali (Dickerson 1914)
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficopsis remondii (Gabb 1864)
recombined as Ficus remondii
Ficopsis remondii crescentensis
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Phalium (Semicassis) tuberculiformis (Gabb 1864)
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilentus (White 1889)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Surculites mathewsonii (Gabb 1864)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus remondii Gabb 1864
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Amaurellina caleocia Vokes 1939
Polinices (Euspira) nuciformis (Gabb 1864)
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Cylichnina tantilla (Anderson and Hanna 1925)
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus (Gabb 1864)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium linteum (Conrad 1855)
recombined as Nemocardium (Nemocardium) linteum
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella uvasana Conrad 1855
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California
Coordinates: 34.5° North, 118.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.3° North, 104.7° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Altitude:1720 feet
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Lutetian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:Lutetian Nannofossil zone: CP12a
Age range of interval:47.80000 - 41.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Matilija
Regional section:Sharp Canyon Regional bed:190 m
Regional order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Base of formation. P9 & NP14 zones. Same bed as that at localities 231 and 232. AGE: revised to Lutetian and "Matilija Sandstone" following EPICC stratigraphic revision.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Environment:delta front
Glacial or sequence phase:regressive
Geology comments: Delta-front deposits
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:UCMP
Metadata
Also known as:LACMIP 40219
Database number:178777
Authorizer:P. Wagner, J. Marcot Enterer:P. Wagner, J. Marcot
Modifier:J. Marcot Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2016-05-14 11:28:31 Last modified:2020-11-06 14:22:33
Access level:the public Released:2016-05-14 11:28:31
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

59124. R. L. Squires. 1987. Eocene molluscan paleontology of the Whitaker Peak area, Los Angeles and Ventura counties, California. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 388:1-93 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]