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USGS M5061, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.0015,-122.121 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | California, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Santa Cruz County, California, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS M5061, Majors Creek | Clark J. C. (1981) | Lompico Sandstone | Near base of Lompico Sandstone. Up to 240 m thick; intertongues with Monterey Formation; angular unconformity with Butano Sandstone below; noncomformably overlies crystaline basement in places, also Locatelli Formation and Zayante Sandstone; conformably overlain by Monterey Formation | sandstone | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Balanus sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Balanidae : Balanus | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
Vaquerosella sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Echinarachniidae : Vaquerosella | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
Anadara sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Anadara | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
Glycymeris sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
Macoma sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
Calyptraea filosa species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Calyptraeidae : Calyptraea : Calyptraea filosa | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
References
Clark J. C. (1981) Stratigraphy, paleontology, and geology of the Central Santa Cruz Mountains, California Coast Ranges, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1168, 1-51 |
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!