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UC 737 - Coyote Mountain [Imperial Fm], Imperial County, California, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 32.7942,-116.054 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | California, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Imperial County, California, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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UC 737 - Coyote Mountain [Imperial Fm] | Kew W. S. W. (1914) | Imperial | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Imperial Formation, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed; Carrizo Formation in text. AGE: Early Pliocene, based on existing (more recent) collections; Miocene and correlated Etchegoin Fm in text. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within formation. | sandstone | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
UC 739 - Coyote Mountain [Imperial Fm] | Kew W. S. W. (1914) | Imperial | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Imperial Formation, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed; Carrizo Formation in text. AGE: Early Pliocene, based on existing (more recent) collections; Miocene and correlated Etchegoin Fm in text. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From hard sandstone at base of Carrizo Formation. | sandstone | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Clypeaster bowersi species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Clypeasteridae : Clypeaster : Clypeaster bowersi | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Clypeaster deserti species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Clypeasteridae : Clypeaster : Clypeaster deserti | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Encope tenuis species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Mellitidae : Encope : Encope tenuis | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
References
Kew W. S. W. (1914) Tertiary echinoids of the Carrizo Creek region in the Colorado Desert, University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 8 5, 39-60 |
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!