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USGS M1227 Mountain View Dump, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.4211,-122.014 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | California, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Santa Clara County, California, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS M1227 Mountain View Dump | Maguire K. C., Holroyd P. A. (2016) | Bischoff and Rosenbauer (1981) provided dates on Camelops of 19,900 ±500 years (uncalibrated) for 230Th and 20,800 ±1,000 years (uncalibrated) for 231Pa. These dates correspond to seven wood samples dated between 20,800 and 23,600 using 14C collected from the same deposit. Helley et al. (1972) reported radiocarbon dates on wood specimens from the site: 20,820 ±320; 21,960 ±520; 23,000 ±500 years BP at 6.1, 6.3, and 7.0 meters below sea level. | claystone | 0.3 - 0.012 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Bison sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bison | 0.3 - 0.012 Ma Pleistocene |
Camelops sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Camelops | 0.3 - 0.012 Ma Pleistocene |
Odocoileus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Odocoileus | 0.3 - 0.012 Ma Pleistocene |
Equus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus | 0.3 - 0.012 Ma Pleistocene |
Mammuthus columbi species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus : Mammuthus columbi | 0.3 - 0.012 Ma Pleistocene |
Geomyidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae | 0.3 - 0.012 Ma Pleistocene |
Dipodomys sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Heteromyidae : Dipodomys | 0.3 - 0.012 Ma Pleistocene |
Paramylodon harlani species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Mylodontidae : Paramylodon : Paramylodon harlani | 0.3 - 0.012 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Maguire K. C., Holroyd P. A. (2016) Pleistocene vertebrates of Silicon Valley (Santa Clara County, California), PaleoBios 33, 1-14 |
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!