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USGS Mesozoic M8825, San Mateo County, California, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.182,-122.382 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | California, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | San Mateo County, California, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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LACMIP locality 30076, east of Pigeon Point | Elder W. P., Saul L. R. (1993) | Pigeon Point | sandstone | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
USGS Mesozoic M8610, east of Pigeon Point | Squires R. L., Saul L. R. (2003) | Pigeon Point | sandstone | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
USGS Mesozoic M8825, east of Pigeon Point | Elder W. P., Saul L. R. (1993) | Pigeon Point | sandstone | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Opis (Hesperopis) rosarioensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Opis : Opis (Hesperopis) rosarioensis | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Ampullina packardi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Ampullina : Ampullina packardi | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Belliscala meta species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Belliscala : Belliscala meta | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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!