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Half Moon Bay, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.4853,-122.62 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | California, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Half Moon Bay, Rio Del Formation | Boessenecker R. (2007) | 1.6-1.3 Ma | 1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene | ||
Half Moon Bay, Gelasian | Boessenecker R. (2007) | Purisima | not reported | 2.588 - 1.806 Ma Pleistocene | |
Half Moon Bay | Leidy J. | no stratigraphic information given except age | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Odobenidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Odobenidae | 2.588 - 1.806 Ma Pleistocene |
Callorhinus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Otariidae : Callorhinus | 1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene |
Callorhinus gilmorei species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Otariidae : Callorhinus : Callorhinus gilmorei | 2.588 - 1.806 Ma Pleistocene |
Lonchodelphis occiduus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae : Delphinus : Delphinus occiduus | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
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!