Martinez, near (Paleocene of the United States)
Where: Contra Costa County, California (38.0° N, 122.1° W: paleocoordinates 43.2° N, 101.2° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Simi Formation, Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; conglomerate
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: W. J. Zinsmeister. 1983. New Late Paleocene molluscs from the Simi Hills, Ventura County, Califonia. Journal of Paleontology 57(6):1282-1303 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 205392: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 14.10.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Bivalvia | |
"Saulella undulifera" = Tellina (Saulella) undulifera
"Saulella undulifera" = Tellina (Saulella) undulifera Gabb 1869 tellin clam | |
| Gastropoda | |
"Priscoficus caudatus" = Urosyca caudata
"Priscoficus caudatus" = Urosyca caudata Gabb 1869 fig shell | |