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
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
Undetermined fragment
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea cf. diegoana (Conrad 1855)
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella buwaldana Dickerson 1916
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Ectinochilus sp. Cossmann 1889
synonym of Rimella
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella mathewsoni (Gabb 1864)
original and current combination Olivella mathewsonii
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus horni
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
? Turridae indet. Swainson 1840
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Amauropsis cf. alveata (Conrad 1855)
replaced by Amaurellina moragai
Sinum obliquum (Gabb 1864)
original and current combination Naticina obliqua
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula horni
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar sp. Römer 1857
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Acanthocardia breweri
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana sp. Link 1807
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758
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]