CSUN Loc. 467, El Toro Canyon, Santa Susana Mountains (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Ventura County, California (34.3° N, 118.6° W: paleocoordinates 35.1° N, 104.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Llajas Formation, Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the LACM

Collection methods: bulk,

• Repository: Formerly California State University Northridge (CSUN)

Primary reference: R. L. Squires. 1984. Megapaleontology of the Eocene Llajas Formation, Simi Valley, California. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 350:1-76 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 200853: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 22.04.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Cylichnina tantilla Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella buwaldana Dickerson 1916 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Tejonia moragai Stewart 1927 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Molopophorus cretaceus Gabb 1864 snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra californica Gabb 1869 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella mathewsonii Gabb 1864 olive snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana (Saccella) gabbii Conrad 1866 pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Acila (Truncacila) decisa Conrad 1855 divaricate nutclam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Turbinolia dickersoni Nomland 1916 stony coral