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Oil Canyon, Fresno County, California, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 36.2583,-120.367 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Given Location | California, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Fresno County, California, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Oil Canyon | McLean H., Barron J. A. (1988) | diatomite | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Stephanopyxis sp. genus | Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Melosirales : Stephanopyxidaceae : Stephanopyxis | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
References
McLean H., Barron J. A. (1988) A Late Middle Eocene diatomite in northwestern Baja California Sur, Mexico: Implications for tectonic translation, Pacific Section SEPM 38, 1-8 |
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!