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Monterey - McLure shale, Kings County, California, USA
| Formation | Monterey |
|---|---|
| Member | McLure shale |
| Age: | 16.0 - 5.3 Ma Miocene |
| Interval | Langhian - Messinian |
| Lithology | shale/sandstone |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 8 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Little Tar Canyon | Kings County, California, USA | Monterey - McLure shale |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avenal | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | sandstone | 45 |
| Panoche | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | siliciclastic, siltstone/sandstone, conglomerate, "shale", siltstone, "limestone", sandstone | 319 |
| Temblor | 13.8 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | shale, sandstone, "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic"/sandstone, "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", sandstone/siltstone, sandstone/"shale", siltstone | 518 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Glycimeris sp.genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Glycimeris | 15.97 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
| Panopea sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Panopea | 15.97 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
| Here sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Here | 15.97 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
| Miltha sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Miltha | 15.97 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
| Pecten sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Pecten | 15.97 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
| Clementia sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Clementia | 15.97 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
| Dosinia sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Dosinia | 15.97 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
 Turritella sp.genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella | 15.97 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
| Stewart R. B. (1946) Geology of Reef Ridge Coalinga district California, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 205C, 81-115 doi:10.3133/pp205C |
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!
