Infierno Fm., Loc.1201: Pliocene, Mexico
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Patinopecten santarosaliensis n. sp.
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Argopecten mendenhalli
(Arnold 1906)
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Argopecten circularis
(Sowerby 1835)
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= Argopecten ventricosus
Sowerby 1842
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Coan et al. 2000 | ||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Mexico | State/province: | Baja |
| Coordinates: | 27.3° North, 112.3° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 27.1° North, 111.0° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Altitude: | 100 meters | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Pliocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 5.33300 - 2.58000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Infierno |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified mudstone |
| Secondary lithology: | lithified conglomerate |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite,original calcite |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 66172 | ||
| Authorizer: | S. Peters, A. Hendy | Enterer: | S. Peters, A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | S. Peters | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-10-03 13:13:05 | Last modified: | 2006-10-03 16:14:08 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-10-03 13:13:05 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 18955. | S. A. Quiroz-Barroso and M.C. Perrilliat. 1989. Pectinidos del Plioceno del area de Santa Rosalia, Baja California sur. Paleontologia Mexicana (53)1-79 [S. Peters/S. Peters] |
Secondary references:
| 18663 | E. V. Coan, P. V. Scott, and F. R. Bernard. 2000. Bivalve seashells of western North America. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural history Monographs 2:1-764 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/M. Uhen] |