USGS Cenozoic M1060 Cosio Knob Quad.: Messinian, California
collected by D. L Durham 1960
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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? Neverita recluziana
(Deshayes 1839)
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| recombined as Glossaulax reclusiana | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Lyropecten cf. terminus
(Arnold 1906)
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Chlamys informal n. sp. ?
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Modiolus cf. capax
(Conrad 1837)
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Bivalvia
- Hiatellida
- Hiatellidae
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Panope abrupta
(Conrad 1849)
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| recombined as Panopea abrupta | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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? Macoma aff. arctata
(Conrad 1849)
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| recombined as Macoma (Psammacoma) arctata | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Protothaca tenerrima
(Carpenter 1857)
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| recombined as Callithaca tenerrima | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Monterey |
| Coordinates: | 36.1° North, 121.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 35.7° North, 119.3° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Messinian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Messinian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 7.24600 - 5.33300 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Pancho Rico | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Described in reference as Pliocene. Pancho Rico Formation is Miocene per Addicott 1978 (Geological Survey Bulletin, Issue 1457). AGE: Revised to Messian consistent with EPICC stratigraphic revision [A. Hendy, 06/2020]. |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | D. L Durham | Collection dates: | 1960 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | UCMP IP6712 | ||
| Database number: | 194866 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Holroyd | Enterer: | S. Tremblay |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2018-07-03 14:18:08 | Last modified: | 2020-06-16 03:41:10 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-07-03 14:18:08 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 66206. | D. L. Durham and W. O. Addicott. 1965. Pancho Rico Formation, Salinas Valley. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 524(A):A1-A22 [P. Holroyd/S. Tremblay] |