UCMP loc. 672, Parsons Peak: Ypresian, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium (Antalis) apicostatum n. sp. Vokes 1939
Vokes 1939
Dentalium stramineum Gabb 1864
Vokes 1939
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica (Stellaxis) cognata (Gabb 1864)
Vokes 1939
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Homalopoma umpquaensis Merriam and Turner 1937
Vokes 1939
new subspecies domenginensis
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Cylichnina tantilla (Anderson and Hanna 1925)
Vokes 1939
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Philinidae
Megistostoma gabbianum (Stoliczka 1868)
Vokes 1939
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus (Gabb 1864)
Vokes 1939
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia
Actaeon moodyi n. sp. Dickerson 1916
Dickerson 1916
recombined as Kleinacteon moodyi
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Cerithiopsis dumblei n. sp. Dickerson 1916
Dickerson 1916
recombined as Cerithium dumblei
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella buwaldana n. sp. Dickerson 1916
Dickerson 1916
Turritella kewi n. sp. Dickerson 1916
Dickerson 1916
synonym of Turritella buwaldana
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Trichotropidae
Crepidula inornata n. sp. Dickerson 1916
Dickerson 1916
recombined as Spirocrypta inornata
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Epitonium tejonensis n. sp. Dickerson 1916
Dickerson 1916
recombined as Acrilla (Ferminoscala) tejonensis
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices (Polinices) gesteri (Dickerson 1916)
Vokes 1939
recombined as Polinices (Euspira) gesteri
Natica domenginica n. sp. Vokes 1939
Vokes 1939
Amaurellina caleocia n. sp. Vokes 1939
Vokes 1939
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Molopophorus antiquatus (Gabb 1864)
Vokes 1939
Molopophorus cretaceus (Gabb 1864)
Vokes 1939
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
? Bonellitia megapex n. sp. Vokes 1939
Vokes 1939
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudolividae
Calorebama dilleri (Dickerson 1914)
Squires 1989
as Calorebama dilleri lineata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitromorphidae
Mitramorpha parsonsi n. sp. Dickerson 1916
Dickerson 1916
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Surcula gesteri n. sp. Dickerson 1916
Dickerson 1916
synonym of Domenginella claytonensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra californica Gabb 1869
Vokes 1939
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus caleocius n. sp. Vokes 1939
Vokes 1939
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Surculites mathewsonii (Gabb 1864)
Vokes 1939
Turris stocki n. sp. Dickerson 1916
Dickerson 1916
recombined as Trypanotoma stocki
Pleurofusia fresnoensis (Arnold 1909)
Vokes 1939
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Ancilla (Spirancilla) gabbi (Cossman 1899)
Vokes 1939
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Rimella (Macilentos) macilenta (White 1889)
Vokes 1939
recombined as Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilentus
Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae
Eocypraea castacensis (Stewart 1927)
Vokes 1939
recombined as Grovesia castacensis
Gastropoda - Bursidae
Ranellina pilsbryi Stewart 1927
Vokes 1939
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Galeodea tuberculiformis (Gabb 1864)
Vokes 1939
recombined as Phalium (Semicassis) tuberculiformis
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Cymatium (Lampusia) informal n. sp.
Vokes 1939
synonym of Monoplex
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana (Saccella) gabbii (Conrad 1866)
Vokes 1939
misspelling Nuculana gabbii
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Trigonodesma hornii (Gabb 1864)
Vokes 1939
recombined as Pachecoa hornii
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris cf. rosecanyonensis Hanna 1927
Vokes 1939
recombined as Glycymeris (Glycymeris) rosecanyonensis
Glycimeris perrini n. sp. Dickerson 1916
Dickerson 1916
recombined as Glycymeris (Tucetona) perrini
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Plagiocardium (Schedocardia) brewerii (Gabb 1864)
Vokes 1939
recombined as Schedocardia brewerii
Nemocardium linteum (Conrad 1855)
Vokes 1939
recombined as Nemocardium (Nemocardium) linteum
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758
Vokes 1939
Tellina soledadensis Hanna 1927
Vokes 1939
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari texta Gabb 1864
Vokes 1939
recombined as Gari (Gobraeus) texta
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Taras unisulcatus n. sp. Vokes 1939
Vokes 1939
recombined as Diplodonta (Diplodonta) unisulcatus
? Taras politus (Gabb 1864)
Vokes 1939
recombined as Diplodonta (Diplodonta) polita
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar joaquinensis Vokes 1939
Vokes 1939
Pitar (Lamelliconcha) hornii (Gabb 1864)
Vokes 1939
recombined as Callista (Costacallista) hornii
Tivela packardi n. sp. Dickerson 1916
Dickerson 1916
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula merriami n. sp. (Packard 1916)
Packard 1916
recombined as Mactromeris merriami
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) dickersoni (Weaver and Palmer 1922)
Vokes 1939
Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae
Solen parallelus Gabb 1864
Vokes 1939
recombined as Solena (Plectosolen) parallelus
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Glycimeris hannibali n. sp. Dickerson 1916
Dickerson 1916
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Phacoides (Myrtea) taffana n. sp. Dickerson 1916
Dickerson 1916
recombined as Myrtea (Myrtea) taffana
Lucina packi n. sp. Dickerson 1916
Dickerson 1916
recombined as Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) packi
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella uvasana Conrad 1855
Vokes 1939
subspecies semidentata
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Megacardita (Venericor) aragonia (Arnold and Hannibal 1914)
Vokes 1939
new subspecies smileyi
    = Venericardia (Leuroactis) smileyi n. sp. Vokes 1939
Verástegui 1953
synonym of Venericardia hornii aragonia
subspecies named by Vokes (1939), raised to species rank by Verástegui (1953)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Turbinolia clarki n. sp. Quayle 1932
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:Fresno
Coordinates: 36.2° North, 120.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:38.8° North, 103.4° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Ypresian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:Ypresian
Age range of interval:56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Domengine
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: 0-10 ft. below white shale. Was given as Lutetian, but Saul & Squires 2008 say it is redated to Ypresian.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:122656
Authorizer:W. Kiessling, P. Holroyd, J. Marcot Enterer:U. Merkel, P. Holroyd, J. Marcot
Modifier:J. Marcot Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2012-01-04 23:26:39 Last modified:2020-12-08 00:04:54
Access level:authorizer only Released:2013-01-04 23:26:39
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
39107. E. H. Quayle. 1932. Fossil corals of the genus Turbinolia from the Eocene of California. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 7(10):91-110 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]

Secondary references:

72885 R. E. Dickerson. 1916. Stratigraphy and fauna of the Tejon Eocene of California. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 9(17):363-524 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]
24559 E. J. Moore. 1988. Tertiary marine pelecypods of California and Baja California: Lucinidae through Chamidae. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1228(D):1-46 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
67956 E. L. Packard. 1916. Mesozoic and Cenozoic Mactrinae of the Pacific Coast of North America. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 9(16):261-360 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]
72738 R. L. Squires. 1989. A new pseudolivine gastropod genus from the lower Tertiary of North America. Journal of Paleontology 63(1):38-47 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]
13852 R. L. Squires. 2001. Additions to the Eocene megafossil fauna of the Llajas Formation, Simi Valley, southern California. Contributions in Science (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) 489:1-40 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
71416 P. Verástegui. 1953. The pelecypod genus Venericardia in the Paleocene and Eocene of western North America. Palaeontographica Americana 3(2535):399-462 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]
14207 H. E. Vokes. 1939. Molluscan faunas of the Domengine and Arroyo Hondo Formations of the California Eocene. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 38:1-246 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/P. Holroyd]