Whitaker Peak (Eocene of the United States)
Where: California (34.6° N, 118.7° W: paleocoordinates 37.1° N, 101.7° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Juncal Formation, Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: R. L. Squires. 2013. West Coast North America record of the Paleogene marine stromboid gastropod Rimella and paleobiogeography of the genus. Journal of Paleontology 87(5):826-841 [M. Uhen/S. Alam/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 209638: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 07.05.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda | |
"Rimella macilenta" = Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilentus
"Rimella macilenta" = Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilentus White 1889 true conch |