Where: San Mateo County, California (37.3° N, 122.4° W: paleocoordinates 43.5° N, 92.1° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Pigeon Point Formation, Early/Lower Campanian to Early/Lower Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: submarine fan; lithified siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the USNM
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 144781: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 17.05.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Coralliochama sp. White 1885 rudist |