Also known as Locality 9x
Where: Tayabas, Philippines (13.0° N, 122.0° E: paleocoordinates 13.0° N, 122.0° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Maglihi Shale Member (Vigo Formation), Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
• In uppermost Vigo Formation just conformably below Canguinsa Sandstone in black shale. Overlies Molave conglomerate (100-400 ft thick) and is overlain by the Canguinsa Sandstone (500-1200) ft thick.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; black shale
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite
Reposited in the CAS, UCMP
Collection methods: quarrying,
• Collections held in UCB (UC- Berkeley), CAS (Cal. Acad. Sci.) and UCLA
Primary reference: W.P. Popenoe and R. M. Kleinpell. 1978. Age and stratigraphic significance for Lyellian correlation of the fauna of the Vigo Formation, Luzon, Phillipines. Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences 129:1-73 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 41527: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 15.07.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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