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Purisima - Sandstone, San Mateo County, California, USA
Formation | Purisima |
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Member | Sandstone |
Age: | 7.25 - 3.60 Ma Neogene |
Interval | Messinian - Zanclean |
Lithology | siltstone/sandstone |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 1 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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USGS M5154 | San Mateo County, California, USA | Purisima - Sandstone |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Dendraster sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Dendrasteridae : Dendraster | 7.246 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
References
Clark J. C. (1981) Stratigraphy, paleontology, and geology of the Central Santa Cruz Mountains, California Coast Ranges, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1168, 1-51 |
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!