Ferrotepec Fm., IGM Loc. 9 (Miocene of Mexico)
Where: Michoacan, Mexico (18.1° N, 102.4° W: paleocoordinates 18.6° N, 99.7° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Ferrotepec Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: coastal; sandstone and siltstone
Primary reference: J. W. Durham, S.P. Applegate, and L. Espinosa-Arrubarrena. 1981. Onshore marine Cenozoic along southwest Pacific coast of Mexico. Geological Society America Bulletin 92:384-394 [S. Peters/S. Peters]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 66166: authorized by Shanan Peters, entered by Shanan Peters on 03.10.2006
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Taxonomic list
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| Bivalvia | |
Chionopsis sp., Chionopsis propinqua, "Cyclinella" cf. beteyensis, "Clementia dariena" = Clementia (Clementia) dariena
Chionopsis sp. Olsson 1932 venus clam
Chionopsis propinqua Spieker 1922 venus clam
"Cyclinella" cf. beteyensis Olsson 1922 venus clam
"Clementia dariena" = Clementia (Clementia) dariena Conrad 1855 venus clam | |
| Gastropoda | |
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Turritella ocoyana Conrad 1855 turret shell | |
| Echinoidea | |
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Encope sp. Agassiz 1840 sand dollar | |