Where: Orange County, California (33.6° N, 117.9° W: paleocoordinates 33.6° N, 117.9° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unnamed terrace deposits that overly the Niguel Fm (Late Pleistocene) AGE: Late Pleistocene, on the basis of geochemical dating. Uranium series dating (Grant et al., 1999) of a solitary coral from a nearby correlated locality gave an age of 122,000, giving the Fletcher Jones site an approximate age range of 120-125 Ka. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From terrace deposits 2-2.5 m above an unconformity with the Niguel Fm.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified sandstone and poorly lithified, silty mudstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
• COLLECTOR; Powell et al. REPOSITORY: Orange Co. Paleontology Collections.
Primary reference: C. L. Powell II, L. B. Grant, and S. W. Conkling. 2005. Paleoecologic analysis and age of a late Pleistocene fossil assemblage from Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, California. The Veliger 47(3):183-192 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 96936: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 13.07.2010
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
"Tegula gallina" = Chlorostoma gallina, "Tegula aureotincta" = Chlorostoma aureotincta, Calliostoma nuttalli, Calliostoma gemmulatum
"Tegula gallina" = Chlorostoma gallina Forbes 1850 top snail
"Tegula aureotincta" = Chlorostoma aureotincta Forbes 1852 top snail
Calliostoma nuttalli top snail
Calliostoma gemmulatum Carpenter 1864 top snail | |
"Tegula eiseni" = Agathistoma eiseni
"Tegula eiseni" = Agathistoma eiseni Jordan 1936 snail | |
Diodora arnoldi McLean 1966 snail
Fissurella volcano Reeve 1849 snail | |
Epitonium sp. Bolten 1798 wentletrap | |
"Crepidula cf. coei" = Crepidula naticarum, Crucibulum spinosum
"Crepidula cf. coei" = Crepidula naticarum Williamson 1905 slipper shell
Crucibulum spinosum Conrad 1855 slipper shell | |
Turritella mariana turret shell | |
"Cerithidea californica" = Cerithideopsis californica
"Cerithidea californica" = Cerithideopsis californica Haldeman 1840 horn snail | |
"Olivella biplicata" = Callianax biplicata, "Olivella baetica" = Callianax baetica
"Olivella biplicata" = Callianax biplicata Sowerby 1825 olive snail
"Olivella baetica" = Callianax baetica Carpenter 1864 olive snail | |
Nassarius cerritensis, "Nassarius perpinguis" = Caesia perpinguis, "Nassarius tegula" = Phrontis tegula
Nassarius cerritensis snail
"Nassarius perpinguis" = Caesia perpinguis Hinds 1844 snail
"Nassarius tegula" = Phrontis tegula Reeve 1853 snail | |
Aesopus chrysalloides Carpenter 1863 dovesnail | |
"Conus californicus" = Californiconus californicus
"Conus californicus" = Californiconus californicus Reeve 1844 cone shell | |
"Terebra danai" = Neoterebra danai
"Terebra danai" = Neoterebra danai Berry 1958 auger snail | |
Ophiodermella inermis Reeve 1843 turrid | |
Ocenebra circumtexta, "Acanthinucella sp." = Nucella (Acanthinucella), Acanthinucella spirata, "Stramonita biserialis" = Thais biserialis, Eupleura muriciformis, Pteropurpura festiva
Ocenebra circumtexta murex snail
"Acanthinucella sp." = Nucella (Acanthinucella) murex snail
Acanthinucella spirata Blainville 1832 murex snail
"Stramonita biserialis" = Thais biserialis de Blainville 1832 murex snail
Eupleura muriciformis Broderip 1833 murex snail
Pteropurpura festiva Hinds 1844 murex snail | |
"Crossata californica" = Crossata ventricosa
"Crossata californica" = Crossata ventricosa Broderip 1833 frog shell | |
Pusula solandri Sowerby 1832 snail | |
"Zonaria spadicea" = Neobernaya spadicea
"Zonaria spadicea" = Neobernaya spadicea Swainson 1823 cowry | |
"Neverita reclusianus" = Glossaulax reclusiana
"Neverita reclusianus" = Glossaulax reclusiana Deshayes 1839 moon snail | |
Hipponix craniodes hoof shell | |
Melampus olivaceus Carpenter 1857 snail | |
Bulla gouldiana Pilsbry 1895 snail | |
""Collisella" scabra" = Lottia scabra
""Collisella" scabra" = Lottia scabra Gould 1846 limpet | |
Bivalvia | |
Anadara perlabiata Grant, IV and Gale 1931 ark | |
Anomia peruviana d'Orbigny 1846 jingle | |
Argopecten ventricosus Sowerby 1842 calico scallop
Euvola vogdesi Arnold 1906 scallop
Crassadoma gigantea Gray 1825 scallop | |
Ostrea conchaphila Carpenter 1857 oyster | |
Modiolus cf. carpenteri Soot-Ryen 1963 mussel | |
Lucinisca nuttalli Conrad 1837 clam | |
Zirfaea pilsbryi Lowe 1931 clam | |
Cryptomya californica Conrad 1837 softshell clam
Platyodon cancellatus Conrad 1837 softshell clam | |
"Juliacorbula luteola" = Caryocorbula luteola
"Juliacorbula luteola" = Caryocorbula luteola Carpenter 1864 clam | |
Chama arcana Bernard 1976 jewel box | |
Amiantis callosa, "Pitar newcombianus" = Pitar (Pitar) newcombianus, Petricolaria cognata, "Tivela stultorum" = Tivela (Pachydesma) stultorum, Megapitaria squalida, "Chione gnidia" = Chionopsis gnidia, "Chione fluctifraga" = Chionista fluctifraga, "Chione cortezi" = Chionista fluctifraga, Chione sp., Chione californiensis
Amiantis callosa Conrad 1837 venus clam
"Pitar newcombianus" = Pitar (Pitar) newcombianus Gabb 1865 venus clam
Petricolaria cognata Adams 1852 venus clam
"Tivela stultorum" = Tivela (Pachydesma) stultorum Mawe 1823 venus clam
Megapitaria squalida Sowerby 1833 venus clam
"Chione gnidia" = Chionopsis gnidia Broderip and Sowerby I 1829 venus clam
"Chione fluctifraga" = Chionista fluctifraga Sowerby 1853 venus clam
"Chione cortezi" = Chionista fluctifraga Sowerby 1853 venus clam
Chione sp. von Mühlfield 1811 venus clam
Chione californiensis Broderip and Sowerby I 1835 venus clam | |
"Diplodonta sericata" = Diplodonta (Felaniella) sericata
"Diplodonta sericata" = Diplodonta (Felaniella) sericata Reeve 1850 clam | |
Mactromeris sp. Conrad 1868 clam | |
"Trachycardium cf. panamense" = Mexicardia procera, Laevicardium substriatum
"Trachycardium cf. panamense" = Mexicardia procera Sowerby 1833 cockle
Laevicardium substriatum Conrad 1837 cockle | |
Tagelus sp., "Tagelus affinis" = Tagelus (Tagelus) affinis
Tagelus sp. Gray 1847 clam
"Tagelus affinis" = Tagelus (Tagelus) affinis Adams 1852 clam | |
"Donax californicus" = Donax (Paradonax) californicus, "Donax gouldi" = Donax (Donax) gouldii
"Donax californicus" = Donax (Paradonax) californicus Conrad 1837 clam
"Donax gouldi" = Donax (Donax) gouldii Dall 1921 clam | |
Macoma sp. Leach 1819 tellin clam
Macoma nasuta Conrad 1837 tellin clam
"Macoma carlottensis" = Psammacoma carlottensis Whiteaves 1880 tellin clam | |
Nuttallia nuttallii Conrad 1837 clam | |
"Semele venusta" = Semele (Amphidesma) venusta
"Semele venusta" = Semele (Amphidesma) venusta Reeve 1853 clam | |
Crassinella nuculiformis Berry 1940 clam | |
"Nucula exigua" = Nucula (Lamellinucula) exigua
"Nucula exigua" = Nucula (Lamellinucula) exigua Sowerby 1833 nut clam | |
Scaphopoda | |
Dentalium neohexagonum Sharp and Pilsbry 1897 tusk shell | |
Malacostraca | |
Decapoda indet. Latreille 1802 decapod | |
Thecostraca | |
? Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle | |
? Coronula sp. Bruguière 1792 whale barnacle | |
Echinoidea | |
Dendraster excentricus Eschscholz 1826 sand dollar | |
"Astraea undosa" = Megastraea undosa
"Astraea undosa" = Megastraea undosa Wood 1828 |