USGS Mesozoic M8610, east of Pigeon Point: Middle Campanian, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Bittiscala suciense
    = Belliscala meta Squires and Saul 2003
Squires and Saul 2002
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:San Mateo
Coordinates: 37.2° North, 122.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:43.5° North, 92.1° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Campanian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 7
Key time interval:Middle Campanian
Age range of interval:83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Pigeon Point
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified sandstone
Environment:submarine fan
Geology comments: Slope facies
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:USNM
Metadata
Database number:144774
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2013-05-17 08:36:22 Last modified:2015-04-04 10:48:58
Access level:the public Released:2013-05-17 08:36:22
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
46852. W. P. Elder and L. R. Saul. 1993. Paleogeographic implications of molluscan assemblages in the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Pigeon Point Formation, California. In G. Dunn, K. McDougall (eds.), Mesozoic Paleogeography of the Western United States - II. Pacific Section SEPM Book 71:171-186 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

30880 R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul. 2002. New information on Late Cretaceous, Paleocene, and Eocene neritid gastropods from the North American Pacific slope. The Veliger 45(4):177-192 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/J. Marcot]