UCMP loc. A1889, Wheatland: Priabonian, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Siphonalia bicarinata Dickerson 1915
type locality of spp. Siphonalia bicarinata wheatlandensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Priscofusus chehalisensis (Weaver 1912)
type locality of ssp. Priscofusus chehalisensis weaveri
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Molopophorus bramkampi n. sp. Effinger 1938
Molopophorus cf. stephensoni Dickerson 1917
Bullia (Buccinanops) clarki Wagner and Schilling 1923
type locality of ssp. Bullia (Buccinanops) clarki wheatlandensis
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices (Neverita) aff. recluzianus (Deshayes 1839)
Polinices washingtonensis (Weaver 1916)
Gastropoda - Thiaridae
? Thiara wheatlandensis n. sp. Clark and Anderson 1938
Thiara smartsvillensis n. sp. Clark and Anderson 1938
Gastropoda - Pleuroceridae
Elimia sacramentensis n. sp. Clark and Anderson 1938
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella wheatlandensis n. sp. Clark and Anderson 1938
Turritella variata Conrad 1857
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari sp. Schumacher 1817
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Pachydesma inezana Conrad 1856
Pitar (Lamelliconcha) clarki (Dickerson 1917)
Pitar (Lamelliconcha) crooki n. sp. Clark and Anderson 1938
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra packardi (Dickerson 1917)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Corbiculidae
Corbicula sp. Megerle 1811
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758
as "Ostrea, n. sp?"
    = Acutostrea gaviota Squires 2018
Squires 2018
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:Yuba
Coordinates: 39.1° North, 121.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:39.4° North, 109.2° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period: Paleogene Epoch: Eocene
Stage: Priabonian 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 3
Key time interval: Priabonian
Age range of interval: 37.71 - 33.9 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Wheatland
Stratigraphy comments: UPPER EOCENE (Galvinian Stage)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:pebbly conglomerate
Secondary lithology:tuffaceous sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:UCMP
Metadata
Database number:205787
Authorizer:M. Uhen, J. Marcot Enterer:M. Uhen, J. Marcot
Modifier:J. Marcot Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2019-10-21 17:47:21 Last modified:2021-05-02 13:20:55
Access level:the public Released:2019-10-21 17:47:21
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
76746. B. L. Clark and C. A. Anderson. 1938. Wheatland Formation and its relation to Early Tertiary andesites in the Sierra Nevada. Geological Society Of America Bulletin 49:931-956 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]

Secondary references:

70556 R. L. Squires. 2018. Paleocene and Eocene oysters from the West Coast of the United States: Revision of named species and recognition of new species. Contributions in Science 526:1-29 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]