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Locality D-1085 - Coalinga Anticline , Fresno County, California, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 36.3661,-120.294 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | California, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Fresno County, California, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locality D-1084 - Coalinga Anticline (Temblor Formation) | Adegoke O.S. (1969) | Temblor | From the two highest sandstone beds, overlain by shale. A "button" bed crops out about 4 ft below the base of the locality. From faunizone B (zone 4) (for that reason assigned an middle Miocene age). | sandstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Locality D-1085 - Coalinga Anticline (Temblor Formation) | Adegoke O.S. (1969) | Temblor | From sandstone about 15 ft above beds of D-1084. This bed is about 20 ft below the Merychippus quarry. From faunizone B (zone 4) (for that reason assigned an middle Miocene age). | sandstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Adegoke O.S. (1969) Stratigraphy and paleontology of the marine Neogene formations of the Coalinga region, California, University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 80 |
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!
