USGS Cenozoic M1969 Vineyard Canyon (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UCMP IP6969

Where: Monterey County, California (35.9° N, 120.6° W: paleocoordinates 35.6° N, 118.7° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Pancho Rico Formation, Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)

• 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].

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by D. L Durham, W. O. Addicott in 1964

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 195031: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Susan Tremblay on 12.07.2018, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara cf. trilineata Conrad 1856 ark
Arca cf. santamariensis Reinhart 1937 ark
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Lyropecten estrellanus" = Nodipecten estrellanus
"Lyropecten estrellanus" = Nodipecten estrellanus Conrad 1856 scallop
 Solenida - Solenidae
"Solen cf. perrini" = Solena (Eosolen) perrini
"Solen cf. perrini" = Solena (Eosolen) perrini Clark 1915 clam
 Pholadida - Myidae
Cryptomya cf. californica Conrad 1837 softshell clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina cf. idae" = Idatellina idae, "? Macoma aff. arctata" = Macoma (Psammacoma) arctata, ? Macoma nasuta, "Florimetis biangulata" = Leporimetis obesa
"Tellina cf. idae" = Idatellina idae Dall 1891 tellin clam
"? Macoma aff. arctata" = Macoma (Psammacoma) arctata Conrad 1849 tellin clam
? Macoma nasuta Conrad 1837 tellin clam
"Florimetis biangulata" = Leporimetis obesa Deshayes 1855 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"? Trachycardium quadragenarium" = Dallocardia quadragenarium
"? Trachycardium quadragenarium" = Dallocardia quadragenarium Conrad 1837 cockle
 Cardiida - Mactridae
? Tresus sp., "Spisula hemphilli" = Mactromeris hemphillii
? Tresus sp. Gray 1853 clam
"Spisula hemphilli" = Mactromeris hemphillii Dall 1894 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Lucinoma cf. annulata" = Lucinoma annulatum, "Lucinisca "aff. nuttalli"" = Lucina (Lucinisca)
"Lucinoma cf. annulata" = Lucinoma annulatum Reeve 1850 clam
"Lucinisca "aff. nuttalli"" = Lucina (Lucinisca) Dall 1901 clam
potential n. sp.
Lingulata
 Discinida - Disciniidae
Discinisca cumingii Broderip 1833
misspelled as "Discinisca cumingi"