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USGS M1870, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.3848,-122.188 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
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 M1870, Arastradero Road | Addicott W. O. (1969) | Merced | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Merced Fm, which overlies the Monterey Shale (Miocene). AGE: Late Pliocene, on the basis of macrofossil biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From the basal Merced Fm, immediately above contact with Monterey Shale. | sandstone | 3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
References
Addicott W. O. (1969) Late Pliocene mollusks from San Francisco Peninsula, California, and their paleogeographic significance, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 37 3, 57-93 |
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!