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USGS Mesozoic M8576, Santa Clara County, California, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.1195,-121.904 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
| Given Location | California, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Santa Clara County, California, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS Mesozoic M8576, Williams Reservoir | Elder W. P. (1991) | Age is poorly constrained but indicative of Late Campanian. Taxa have type locality near at Texas Flat, near Folsom, which belongs to Upper Campanian based on Baculites inornatus and B. occidentalis. Spondylus subnodosus has its type locality in the Santa Ana Mountains in Upper Campanian Metaplacenticeras pacificum zone. Baculitids found are only known from Late Campanian. | "siliciclastic" | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
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!
