Simi Hills, Las Virgenes Sandstone (Paleocene of the United States)
Also known as UCR 6683, UCR 6887
Where: California (34.2° N, 118.8° W: paleocoordinates 38.0° N, 99.3° W)
When: Las Virgenes Formation, Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: coastal; sandstone
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 205554: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 15.10.2019, edited by Jonathan Marcot
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Gastropoda | |
Volutocorbis virginiae n. sp.
Volutocorbis virginiae n. sp. Zinsmeister 1977 volute | |
Hipponix pristinus n. sp.
Hipponix pristinus n. sp. Zinsmeister 1983 hoof shell | |
| Bivalvia | |
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Nucula (Lamellinucula) kennedyi n. sp. Zinsmeister 1983 nut clam | |