UCMP Loc. A1707, Travertine Rock [Latrania Sand Mbr, Imperial Fm]: Early/Lower Pliocene, California
collected by Bramkamp 1937
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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? Turritella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Arcinella cf. californica
(Dall 1903)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Dosinia cf. semiobliterata
Deshayes 1853
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Pegophysema edentuloides
(Verrill 1901)
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24 specimens | |||||||||
Codakia distinguenda
(Tryon 1872)
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18 specimens | |||||||||
Lucinisca nuttalli
(Conrad 1837)
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9 specimens | |||||||||
Spelt in table "Lucina nuttalli", in text as "Lucinisca nuttalli" | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Strophocardia megastropha
(Gray 1825)
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8 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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? Mytilus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Euvola cf. keepi
(Arnold 1906)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Argopecten sp.
Monterosato 1889
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6 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Spondylidae
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Spondylus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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? Dendostrea vespertina
(Conrad 1855)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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? Pycnodonte heermanni
(Conrad 1855)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Barbatia sp.
Gray 1842
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Anadara cf. reinharti
(Lowe 1935)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Arca sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Arca cf. pacifica
(Sowerby 1833)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris gigantea
(Reeve 1843)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Glycymeris (Glycymeris) gigantea | ||||||||||
unclassified
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Eucrassatella cf. antillarum
(Reeve 1842)
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16 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Kalolophus antillarum | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | San Diego |
Coordinates: | 33.4° North, 116.1° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 33.2° North, 115.3° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
Stage: | Zanclean | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
Key time interval: | Early/Lower Pliocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 5.33300 - 3.60000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Imperial | Member: | Latrania Sand | ||
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Latrania Sand Mbr of Imperial Fm, which is overlain by the Canebrake Conglomerate. AGE: Pliocene, on the basis of molluscan biostratigraphy; placed by enterer in Early Pliocene based on existing collections and similarity with Late Miocene assemblages in California. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within member. |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | medium,coarse,yellow lithified sandstone |
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Yellow, fossiliferous, medium- to coarse-grained sandstone. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, based on figured specimens. | |
Environment: | coastal indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body,replaced with calcite |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | field collection | ||
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
Museum repositories: | UCMP | ||
Collectors: | Bramkamp | Collection dates: | 1937 |
Collection method comments: COLLECTORS: R. Bramkampr, 1937. REPOSITORY: UCMP. | |||
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for molluscs. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications. |
Metadata
Database number: | 96554 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2010-06-11 23:05:30 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-06-11 23:05:30 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
32775. | C. L. Powell. 2008. Pliocene Invertebrates From the Travertine Point Outcrop of the Imperial Formation, Imperial County, California. United States Geological Survey Scientific Investigations 2008(5155):1-25 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |