Tierra Loma Quad., California: Paleocene, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Platycyathus grahami n. sp. Durham 1943
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California
Coordinates: 36.6° North, 120.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:41.2° North, 99.7° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Paleocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 1
Key time interval:Paleocene
Age range of interval:66.00000 - 56.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Martinez stage
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: poorly lithified "shale"
Lithology description: Grey clay shale float
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils
Collection methods:survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:Corals only
Metadata
Database number:36865
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:W. Kiessling
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-02-18 02:15:55 Last modified:2004-02-18 04:15:56
Access level:the public Released:2004-02-18 02:15:55
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
9870.1% 21440J. W. Durham. 1943. Pacific Coast Cretaceous and Tertiary corals. Journal of Paleontology 17(2):196-202 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]