UCLA Loc. 6340 - Bean Hollow Beach [Pigeon Point Fm] (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as LACMIP Loc. 26340

Where: San Mateo County, California (37.2° N, 122.4° W: paleocoordinates 43.5° N, 92.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Pigeon Point Formation, Middle Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: submarine fan; lithified siliciclastic sediments

• Inner-fan facies

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Reposited in the LACM

Primary reference: W. P. Elder and L. R. Saul. 1993. Paleogeographic implications of molluscan assemblages in the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Pigeon Point Formation, California. In G. Dunn, K. McDougall (eds.), Mesozoic Paleogeography of the Western United States - II. Pacific Section SEPM Book 71:171-186 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 144779: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 17.05.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Tessarolax distorta Gabb 1864 snail