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A 3594 - San Lorenzo Island, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 27.1,-113.75 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 3594 - San Lorenzo Island | Durham J. W. (1950) | San Marcos | From well-bedded coarse sandstone dipping northwest, overlain by conglomerates and volcanics. About 200 ft of conglomerate and sandstone dip northwest and are capped with lava. A few fossils are found in thick-bedded sandstone interbedded between conglomerates indicating that at least part of the section is marine. | sandstone | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Encope sp.genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Mellitidae : Encope | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
 Dendostrea vespertinaspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Dendostrea : Dendostrea vespertina | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
| Argopecten deserti species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Argopecten : Argopecten deserti | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
| Argopecten sverdrupi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Argopecten : Argopecten sverdrupi | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
| Argopecten ventricosus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Argopecten : Argopecten ventricosus | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
| Euvola keepi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Euvola : Euvola keepi | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
References
| Durham J. W. (1950) 1940 E.W. Scripps cruise to the Gulf of California. Part II - Megascopic paleontology and marine stratigraphy, Geological Society of America Memoir 43 2 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
