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Locality 34 , Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 27.7,-114.9 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locality 33 (Beal, 1948) - Salada Fm, Bahia Tortuga, Mexico | Beal C. H. (1948) | Salada | From uppermost beds. Within the Western Cape region, the Salada Formation is represented by only 20 feet of calcareous cross-bedded pebbly sandstone, with abundant casts of fossils, but the formation is probably thicker at other parts of the formation. Posssibly outcrops described as Salada Fm are not all the same age, yet most appear to be Pliocene. | sandstone | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
| Locality 33A (Beal, 1948) - Salada Fm, Bahia Tortuga, Mexico | Beal C. H. (1948) | Salada | Collected from beds 50 feet below Locality 30, From uppermost beds. Within the Western Cape region, the Salada Formation is represented by only 20 feet of calcareous cross-bedded pebbly sandstone, with abundant casts of fossils, but the formation is probably thicker at other parts of the formation. Posssibly outcrops described as Salada Fm are not all the same age, yet most appear to be Pliocene. | sandstone | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
| Locality 34 (Beal, 1948) - Salada Fm, Bahia Tortuga, Mexico | Beal C. H. (1948) | Salada | From "Pliocene beds". Within the Western Cape region, the Salada Formation is represented by only 20 feet of calcareous cross-bedded pebbly sandstone, with abundant casts of fossils, but the formation is probably thicker at other parts of the formation. Posssibly outcrops described as Salada Fm are not all the same age, yet most appear to be Pliocene. | sandstone | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
| Locality 30, Bahia Tortuga - Beal (1948) | Beal C. H. (1948) | Ysidro | The Ysidro Formation consists of dirty-white sandstone, underlying the Comondu Formation. The formation varies in lithology from place to place and apparently becomes more tuffaceous towards the gulf coast. The formation can be subdivided into two members, a lower shale member and an upper sandstone member. Temblor beds of California also contain these species. Collection from base of Miocene series. | sandstone | 23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
| Locality 31, Bahia Tortuga - Beal (1948) | Beal C. H. (1948) | Ysidro | The Ysidro Formation consists of dirty-white sandstone, underlying the Comondu Formation. The formation varies in lithology from place to place and apparently becomes more tuffaceous towards the gulf coast. The formation can be subdivided into two members, a lower shale member and an upper sandstone member. Collected from just above contact with Tepetate | sandstone | 23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Beal C. H. (1948) Reconnaissance of the geology and oil possibilities of Baja California, Mexico, Geological Society of America Memoir 31 |
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!
