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Point Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 36.9514,-122.025 |
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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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Point Santa Cruz | Repenning C. A., Tedford R. H. (1977) | Purisima | basal glauconite bed, which has been dated as 6.7 m. y. (J. D. Obradovich, pers. com.) (Repenning & Tedford, 1977 | sandstone | 7.246 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Thalassoleon macnallyae species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Otariidae : Thalassoleon : Thalassoleon macnallyae | 7.246 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
Repenning C. A., Tedford R. H. (1977) Otarioid seals of the Neogene, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 992, 1-93 |
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!