UCMP A-9593, north of Punta China: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Mexico
collected by J.W. Durham, W.K. Emerson 1953
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Cumingia californica
Conrad 1837
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucina californica
(Conrad 1837)
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| original and current combination Phacoides californicus | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Patellida
- Lottiidae
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Acmaea scabra
(Gould 1846)
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| original and current combination Patella (Lottia) scabra | |||||||
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Acmaea digitalis
Eschscholtz 1833
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| recombined as Lottia digitalis | |||||||
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Acmaea insessa
(Hinds 1842)
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| recombined as Lottia insessa | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Littorinidae
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Littorina scutulata
Gould 1849
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| recombined as Littorina (Littorina) scutulata | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Hipponicidae
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Hipponix tumens
(Carpenter 1864)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella biplicata
(Sowerby 1825)
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| recombined as Callianax biplicata | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mitridae
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Mitra idae
Melville 1893
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| recombined as Mitra (Atrimitra) idae | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella cf. cooperi
Carpenter 1864
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Tegula funebralis
(Adams 1855)
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| original and current combination Chlorostoma funebrale | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Mexico |
| Coordinates: | 31.5° North, 116.6° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 31.5° North, 116.7° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Fossils from basal 3-4-foot stratum, at an estimated elevation of from 20 to 25 feet above sea level, resting on upper Cretaceous rocks and overlain by unfossiliferous gravel and reddish soil. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | poorly lithified sandy gravel |
| Lithology description: Reddish weathering, sandy gravel | |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | UCMP | ||
| Collectors: | J.W. Durham, W.K. Emerson | Collection dates: | 1953 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 226465 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2022-07-09 20:44:41 | Last modified: | 2022-07-09 20:44:41 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2022-07-09 20:44:41 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 82121. | W. K. Emerson. 1956. Pleistocene invertebrates from Punta China, Baja California, Mexico, with remarks on the composition of the Pacific coast Quaternary faunas. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 111:313-342 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |