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Salada, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Formation	Salada
Age:	5.33 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic
Interval	Pliocene
Lithology	sandstone, sandstone/"shale", sandstone/siltstone
Number of Collections	11
Number of Occurrences	54

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Salada Fm	Comondu Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico	Salada
Locality 37	Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico	Salada
Salada Fm	Comondu Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico	Salada
Locality 38	La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico	Salada
Locality 36	Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico	Salada
Locality 35	Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico	Salada
Locality 34	Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico	Salada
Sur de Santa Rita	La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico	Salada

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
San Marcos	5.33 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic	conglomerate, conglomerate/"limestone", sandstone/siltstone, sandstone/conglomerate, sandstone, conglomerate/"shale", "shale"	140
Ysidro	11.6 - 5.33 Ma Miocene	sandstone, "shale"	107

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Balanus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Balanidae : *Balanus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Concavus concavus species	7	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Balanidae : Concavus : *Concavus concavus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Megabalanus tintinnabulum species	7	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Balanidae : Megabalanus : *Megabalanus tintinnabulum*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Mysticeti suborder	4.3	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Burtinopsis : Mysticeti	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Stenella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae : *Stenella*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Dendraster diegoensis species	7	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Dendrasteridae : Dendraster : *Dendraster diegoensis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Dendraster gibbsii species	7	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Dendrasteridae : Dendraster : *Dendraster gibbsii*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Dendraster hesperis species	7	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Dendrasteridae : Dendraster : *Dendraster hesperis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Encope tenuis species	7	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Mellitidae : Encope : *Encope tenuis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Crassostrea titan species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Crassostrea : *Crassostrea titan*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Lopha (Lopha) veatchii species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Lopha : *Lopha (Lopha) veatchii*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Saccostrea palmula species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Saccostrea : *Saccostrea palmula*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Undulostrea megodon species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Undulostrea : *Undulostrea megodon*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Anomia (Anomia) peruviana species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Anomia : *Anomia (Anomia) peruviana*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Argopecten callidus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Argopecten : *Argopecten callidus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Argopecten cristobalensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Argopecten : *Argopecten cristobalensis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Argopecten deserti species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Argopecten : *Argopecten deserti*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Argopecten hakei species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Argopecten : *Argopecten hakei*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Argopecten invalidus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Argopecten : *Argopecten invalidus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Argopecten mendenhalli species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Argopecten : *Argopecten mendenhalli*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Argopecten percarus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Argopecten : *Argopecten percarus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Argopecten ventricosus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Argopecten : *Argopecten ventricosus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Chlamys (Chlamys) hastata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : *Chlamys (Chlamys) hastata*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Chlamys opuntia species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : *Chlamys opuntia*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Crassadoma gigantea species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Crassadoma : *Crassadoma gigantea*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Euvola keepi species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Euvola : *Euvola keepi*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Flabellipecten carrizoensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Flabellipecten : *Flabellipecten carrizoensis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Flabellipecten refugioensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Flabellipecten : *Flabellipecten refugioensis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Leptopecten tumbezensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Leptopecten : *Leptopecten tumbezensis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Nodipecten cerrosensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Nodipecten : *Nodipecten cerrosensis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Pecten (Pecten) aletes species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Pecten : *Pecten (Pecten) aletes*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Pecten (Pecten) bellus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Pecten : *Pecten (Pecten) bellus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Pecten (Plagioctenium) mendenhalli species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Argopecten : *Pecten (Plagioctenium) mendenhalli*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Spondylus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : *Spondylus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Anomalocardia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Anomalocardia*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Chione californiensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Chione : *Chione californiensis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Nassa sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : *Nassa*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Conus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : *Conus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Acanthina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : *Acanthina*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Forreria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : *Forreria*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Purpura (Tritonalia) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Purpura : *Purpura (Tritonalia)*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Trophon sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : *Trophon*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Terebra sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Terebridae : *Terebra*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Strombus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : *Strombus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic

References

Beal C. H. (1948) Reconnaissance of the geology and oil possibilities of Baja California, Mexico, Geological Society of America Memoir 31

Avecilla-Guadarrama C. (1980) Localidades fosiliferas con Cetaceos en el Neogeno da Baja California, Mexico, Actas II Congresso Argentino de Paleontologia y Bioestratigrafia y I Congreso Latinoamericano de Paleontologia. Buenos Aires. II, 335-339

Coan E. V., Scott P. V., et al (2000) Bivalve seashells of western North America, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural history Monographs 2, 1-764

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!

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