UCMP loc. 3675, east of summit of Reliz-Vaqueros Creek road (Miocene of the United States)
Where: Monterey County, California (36.2° N, 121.3° W: paleocoordinates 35.1° N, 115.1° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Vaqueros Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)
• includes several zones. The most prominent (Dosinia reef bed) is about 50-75' below base of Monterey shales. Ostrea occurs above this and Scutella about 100' below it; Cardium-Pteria zone still lower.
Environment/lithology: coastal; calcareous siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by B. L. Clark, C. W. Merriam, and W. H. Corey; reposited in the UCMP
Primary reference: W. Loel and W. H. Corey. 1932. The Vaqueros Formation, Lower Miocene of California. I. Paleontology. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 22(3):31-410 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/J. Marcot]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 238261: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 15.01.2025
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
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| Echinoidea | |
"Scutella vaquerosensis" = Vaquerosella vaquerosensis
"Scutella vaquerosensis" = Vaquerosella vaquerosensis Kew 1920 sand dollar | |
| Thecostraca | |
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Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle | |
| Lingulata | |
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Lingula sp. Bruguiére 1797 | |
| Gastropoda | |
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Turritella inezana Conrad 1857 turret shell | |
"Cerithium topangensis" = Bittium topangensis, "Terebra cf. santana" = Clavocerithium santana
"Cerithium topangensis" = Bittium topangensis Arnold 1907 cerith snail
"Terebra cf. santana" = Clavocerithium santana Loel and Corey 1932 cerith snail | |
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Solenosteira merriami Loel and Corey 1932 true whelk | |
"Oliva californica" = Oliva (Oliva) californica
"Oliva californica" = Oliva (Oliva) californica Anderson 1905 olive snail | |
"Rapana vaquerosensis" = Califrapana vaquerosensis
"Rapana vaquerosensis" = Califrapana vaquerosensis Arnold 1908 murex snail | |
"Polinices (Neverita) recluzianus andersoni" = Natica (Neverita) recluziana andersoni
"Polinices (Neverita) recluzianus andersoni" = Natica (Neverita) recluziana andersoni Clark 1918 moon snail | |
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"Astraea morani" = Astraea (Pomaulax) morani
"Astraea morani" = Astraea (Pomaulax) morani Loel and Corey 1932 snail | |
| Bivalvia | |
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Pteria hertleini Wiedey 1928 pearl oyster | |
"Ostrea vaquerosensis" = Crassostrea vaquerosensis
"Ostrea vaquerosensis" = Crassostrea vaquerosensis Loel and Corey 1932 oyster | |
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Anomia vaquerosensis Loel and Corey 1932 jingle | |
Spondylus perrini, "Pecten (Lyropecten) bowersi" = Vertipecten bowersi, "Pecten (Lyropecten) magnolia" = Macrochlamis magnolia, "Pecten (Chlamys) sespeensis" = Chlamys sespeensis
Spondylus perrini Wiedey 1928 scallop
"Pecten (Chlamys) sespeensis" = Chlamys sespeensis Arnold 1906 scallop | |
"Arca (Anadara) santana weddlei n. sp. n. ssp." = Larkinia santana weddlei
"Arca (Anadara) santana weddlei n. sp. n. ssp." = Larkinia santana weddlei Loel and Corey 1932 ark | |
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Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam | |
"Mytilus expansus" = Crenomytilus expansus, "Mytilus hamlini" = Mytilus (Mytilus) loeli
"Mytilus expansus" = Crenomytilus expansus Arnold 1907 mussel
"Mytilus hamlini" = Mytilus (Mytilus) loeli Grant, IV 1930 mussel | |
"Crassatellites granti" = Hybolophus granti
"Crassatellites granti" = Hybolophus granti Wiedey 1928 clam | |
"Phacoides (Lucinoma) acutilineatus" = Lucinoma acutilineata
"Phacoides (Lucinoma) acutilineatus" = Lucinoma acutilineata Conrad 1849 clam | |
"Panope cf. generosa" = Panopea generosa
"Panope cf. generosa" = Panopea generosa Gould 1850 clam | |
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Macoma sp. Leach 1819 tellin clam
Macoma nasuta Conrad 1837 tellin clam
"Metis cf. alta" = Leporimetis obesa Deshayes 1855 tellin clam | |
"Cardium (Trachycardium) vaquerosensis" = Dallocardia vaquerosense
"Cardium (Trachycardium) vaquerosensis" = Dallocardia vaquerosense Arnold 1908 cockle | |
"Diplodonta harfordi" = Felaniella (Felaniella) harfordi, Diplodonta cf. orbella, "Diplodonta cf. buwaldana" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) buwaldana
"Diplodonta harfordi" = Felaniella (Felaniella) harfordi Anderson 1905 clam
Diplodonta cf. orbella Gould 1851 clam
"Diplodonta cf. buwaldana" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) buwaldana Anderson and Martin 1914 clam | |
Chione schencki, Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana, Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana projecta, "Chione aff. richthofeni" = Chione (Chionopsis) richthofeni, "Antigona vaquerosensis" = Globivenus vaquerosensis, "Clementia (Egesta) pertenuis conradiana" = Clementia conradiana, Saxidomus vaquerosensis, Pitar cf. diabloensis
Chione schencki Loel and Corey 1932 venus clam
Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana Wiedey 1928 venus clam
Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana projecta Loel and Corey 1932 venus clam
"Chione aff. richthofeni" = Chione (Chionopsis) richthofeni Hertlein and Jordan 1927 venus clam questionable occurrence
"Antigona vaquerosensis" = Globivenus vaquerosensis Loel and Corey 1932 venus clam
"Clementia (Egesta) pertenuis conradiana" = Clementia conradiana Anderson 1905 venus clam
Saxidomus vaquerosensis Arnold 1909 venus clam
Pitar cf. diabloensis Anderson 1905 venus clam | |
| Sedentaria | |
"Serpula cf. coreyi" = Serpula careyi
"Serpula cf. coreyi" = Serpula careyi Wiedey 1928 | |