Sandstone Creek (Oligocene of Canada)
Where: British Columbia, Canada (48.6° N, 124.6° W: paleocoordinates 48.2° N, 115.7° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Sooke Formation, Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone
Primary reference: I. A. Cornwall. 1922. Some notes on the Sooke Formation, Vancouver Island, B.C. Canadian Field Naturalist 36(7):121-123 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 63088: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 04.08.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda | |
Acmaea geometrica Merriam 1897 limpet | |
Bivalvia | |
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 mussel | |
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster |