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Seaboard Oil Corp., Fresno County, California, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 36.552,-120.546 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
| Given Location | California, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Fresno County, California, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jergins Oil Company, Chaney Ranch No. 1 (3543-3864 feet) | David L. R. (1946) | Tumey | Fossils from 3543-3864 feet below surface. Age listed in David 1946 as "Eogene" reflecting the author's interpretation of the age of the rocks as late Eocene to potentially early Oligocene. Formation as a whole now regarded as late middle Eocene to Eocene (see chapters in USGS Professional Paper 1713). | "shale" | 48.6 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
| Jergins Oil Company, Chaney Ranch No. 1 (4278 feet and lower) | David L. R. (1946) | Tumey | Fossils from 4278 feet below surface and lower. Age listed in David 1946 as "Eogene" reflecting the author's interpretation of the age of the rocks as late Eocene to potentially early Oligocene. Formation as a whole now regarded as late middle Eocene to Eocene (see chapters in USGS Professional Paper 1713). | "shale" | 48.6 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
| Seaboard Oil Corp., Welch No. 1 | David L. R. (1946) | Kreyenhagen | Fossils from 4037 to 4245 feet and deeper below surface. Age listed in David 1946 as "Eogene" reflecting the author's interpretation of the age of the rocks as late Eocene to potentially early Oligocene. Formation as a whole now regarded as late middle Eocene to Eocene (see chapters in USGS Professional Paper 1713). | "shale" | 48.6 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
| Western Gulf Oil Company, Lillis Welch No. 1 | David L. R. (1946) | Kreyenhagen | Fossils from 1087 to 2100 feet below surface. Age listed in David 1946 as "Eogene" reflecting the author's interpretation of the age of the rocks as late Eocene to potentially early Oligocene. Formation as a whole now regarded as late middle Eocene to Eocene (see chapters in USGS Professional Paper 1713). | "shale" | 48.6 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Recorded Fossils
References
| David L. R. (1946) Some typical Upper Eocene fish scales from California, Contributions to Paleontology, Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication 551, 47-112 |
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!
