USGS Mesozoic loc. M2253, Watson Creek (Jurassic of the United States)

Also known as USGS Mesozoic loc. M1574; USGS Mesozoic loc. M3030; CAS loc. 28037; UCMP loc. B-5120

Where: Glenn County, California (39.7° N, 122.5° W: paleocoordinates 35.7° N, 69.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Buchia aff. B. okensis zone, Tithonian (152.1 - 145.0 Ma)

• Buchia aff. B. okensis zone.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; gray, green sandstone

• From 425 ft of greenish-gray sandstone.

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by D. L. Jones in 1964; reposited in the USNM

Primary reference: F. M. Anderson. 1945. Knoxville series in the California Mesozoic. Geological Society America Bulletin 56(10):909-1014 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 224818: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 06.04.2022

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Bochianitidae
Bochianites glennensis n. sp.
Bochianites glennensis n. sp. Anderson 1945 ammonite
CAS loc. 28037
 Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae
Spiticeras cf. obliquenodosum1
Spiticeras cf. obliquenodosum1 Retowski 1893 ammonite
USGS loc. M1574 and USGS loc. M2253
 Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae
Lytoceras colusaense1, Lytoceras huberti n. sp.
Lytoceras colusaense1 Anderson 1945 ammonite
CAS loc. 28037
Lytoceras huberti n. sp. Anderson 1945 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Crioceratitidae
"Crioceras sp." = Crioceratites
"Crioceras sp." = Crioceratites Leveillé 1837 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Himalayitidae
"Aulacosphinctes taffi n. sp." = Protacanthodiscus taffi, "Aulacosphinctes reedi n. sp." = Parodontoceras reedi, "Aulacosphinctes watsonensis n. sp." = Parodontoceras reedi, ? Aulacosphinctes cf. diabloensis, Aulacosphinctes jenkinsi n. sp.
"Aulacosphinctes taffi n. sp." = Protacanthodiscus taffi Anderson 1945 ammonite
"Aulacosphinctes reedi n. sp." = Parodontoceras reedi Anderson 1945 ammonite
CAS loc. 28037 and USGS loc. M2253 and M3030
"Aulacosphinctes watsonensis n. sp." = Parodontoceras reedi Anderson 1945 ammonite
not described in text
? Aulacosphinctes cf. diabloensis Anderson 1945 ammonite
Aulacosphinctes jenkinsi n. sp. Anderson 1945 ammonite
CAS loc. 28037
 Ammonitida - Neocomitidae
"Substeueroceras cf. kellumi" = Substeueroceras koeneni1, Substeueroceras stantoni n. sp., Blanfordiceras sp.1, Blanfordiceras californicum n. sp.1, "Protacanthodiscus crossi" = Neocosmoceras crossi, Distoloceras sp.
"Substeueroceras cf. kellumi" = Substeueroceras koeneni1 Steuer 1897 ammonite
CAS loc. 28037
Substeueroceras stantoni n. sp. Anderson 1945 ammonite
CAS loc. 28037
Blanfordiceras sp.1 Cossman 1907 ammonite
UCMP loc. B-5120
Blanfordiceras californicum n. sp.1 Imlay and Jones 1970 ammonite
UCMP loc. B-5120
"Protacanthodiscus crossi" = Neocosmoceras crossi Anderson 1945 ammonite
Distoloceras sp. Hyatt 1900 ammonite
 Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae
Phylloceras knoxvillense, Phylloceras glennense n. sp.
Phylloceras knoxvillense Stanton 1895 ammonite
CAS loc. 28037
Phylloceras glennense n. sp. Anderson 1945 ammonite
CAS loc. 28037
 Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Cylindroteuthis porrectiformis n. sp., Cylindroteuthis glennensis n. sp., "Cylindroteuthis knoxvillensis n. sp." = Cylindroteuthis knoxvillensis, "Cylindroteuthis klamathonae n. sp." = Cylindroteuthis knoxvillensis, Cylindroteuthis occidentalis n. sp., Cylindroteuthis clavicula n. sp., ? Acroteuthis watsonensis n. sp.
Cylindroteuthis porrectiformis n. sp. Anderson 1945 belemnite
Cylindroteuthis glennensis n. sp. Anderson 1945 belemnite
"Cylindroteuthis knoxvillensis n. sp." = Cylindroteuthis knoxvillensis Anderson 1945 belemnite
"Cylindroteuthis klamathonae n. sp." = Cylindroteuthis knoxvillensis Anderson 1945 belemnite
Cylindroteuthis occidentalis n. sp. Anderson 1945 belemnite
Cylindroteuthis clavicula n. sp. Anderson 1945 belemnite
? Acroteuthis watsonensis n. sp. Anderson 1945 belemnite
Acroteuthis watsonae on p. 942
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
"Cerithium paskentaensis" = Cerithium paskentaense
"Cerithium paskentaensis" = Cerithium paskentaense Stanton 1895 cerith snail
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Itieria californica n. sp.
Itieria californica n. sp. Anderson 1945 snail
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
Buchia uncitoides1, Buchia aff. okensis2, "Aucella piochii" = Buchia piochii, "Aucella hyatti" = Buchia piochii, "Aucella tenuicollis" = Buchia piochii, "Aucella russiensis" = Buchia piochii, "Aucella stantoni" = Buchia piochii, "Aucella subinflata" = Buchia piochii, "Aucella trigonoides" = Buchia trigonoides, "Aucella "n. sp. B"" = Buchia, Aucella krotovi, Aucella subokensis, Aucella occidentalis n. sp., Aucella fischeri
Buchia uncitoides1 Pavlow 1907 scallop
UCMP loc. B-5120
Buchia aff. okensis2 Pavlow 1907 scallop
USGS loc. M1574 and USGS loc. M2253
"Aucella piochii" = Buchia piochii Gabb 1864 scallop
"Aucella hyatti" = Buchia piochii Gabb 1864 scallop
"Aucella tenuicollis" = Buchia piochii Gabb 1864 scallop
"Aucella russiensis" = Buchia piochii Gabb 1864 scallop
"Aucella stantoni" = Buchia piochii Gabb 1864 scallop
"Aucella subinflata" = Buchia piochii Gabb 1864 scallop
"Aucella trigonoides" = Buchia trigonoides Lahusen Smith 1894 scallop
"Aucella "n. sp. B"" = Buchia Rouillier 1845 scallop
Aucella krotovi Pavlow 1907 scallop
Aucella subokensis Pavlow 1907 scallop
Aucella occidentalis n. sp. Anderson 1945 scallop
Aucella fischeri Pavlow 1907 scallop
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus stantoni, Inoceramus scotti
Inoceramus stantoni Anderson 1945 clam
Inoceramus scotti Anderson 1945 clam
Cylindroteuthis tehamaensis
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"Cylindroteuthis tehamaensis" = Arctoteuthis tehamaensis
"Cylindroteuthis tehamaensis" = Arctoteuthis tehamaensis Stanton 1895
1Imlay and Jones 1970; 2Jones et al. 1969