Frankfort (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as USGS loc. M2790

Where: Wahikaikum County, Washington (46.3° N, 123.8° W: paleocoordinates 46.1° N, 117.1° W)

When: Astoria Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: K. Amano and S. Kiel. 2007. Fossil Vesicomyid Bivalves from the North Pacific Region . The Veliger 49(4):270-293 [M. Uhen/B. Shipps/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 203117: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 26.07.2019

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Vesicomyidae
Isorropodon frankfortensis n. sp. Amano and Kiel 2007 clam