USGS Cenozoic M4662 San Emigdio Creek: Eocene, California
collected by Nilsen, T. H. 1971
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa
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Anthozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1834
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Undetermined fragment | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea cf. diegoana
(Conrad 1855)
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella buwaldana
Dickerson 1916
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Ectinochilus sp.
Cossmann 1889
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synonym of Rimella | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella mathewsoni
(Gabb 1864)
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original and current combination Olivella mathewsonii | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus horni
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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? Turridae indet.
Swainson 1840
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Amauropsis cf. alveata
(Conrad 1855)
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replaced by Amaurellina moragai | ||||||||||
Sinum obliquum
(Gabb 1864)
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original and current combination Naticina obliqua | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula horni
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pitar sp.
Römer 1857
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Acanthocardia breweri
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana sp.
Link 1807
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Kern |
Coordinates: | 34.9° North, 119.1° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 35.6° North, 105.0° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
Key time interval: | Eocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 56.00000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Tejon | Member: | Uvas Conglomerate | ||
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: Eocene, "Domengine Stage," "Transition Stage," or "Tejon Stage." |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | not reported |
Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | field collection | ||
Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis | ||
Collectors: | Nilsen, T. H. | Collection dates: | 1971 |
Metadata
Also known as: | UCMP IP8681 | ||
Database number: | 194555 | ||
Authorizer: | P. Holroyd | Enterer: | S. Tremblay |
Modifier: | S. Tremblay | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2018-06-21 16:56:46 | Last modified: | 2018-06-22 20:14:18 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-06-21 16:56:46 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
14208. | T. H. Nilsen. 1987. Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Eocene Tejon Formation, western Tehachapi and San Emigdio mountains, California. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1268:1-110 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/R. McClees-Funinan] |