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Kellogg Creek [Garzas Sand, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.85,-121.71 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | California, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Contra Costa County, California, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Kellogg Creek [Garzas Sand, Moreno Fm] | Anderson F. M. (1958) | Asuncion - Moreno - Garzas Sand | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Garzas Sand of the Moreno Fm, Asuncion Gp, which overlies the Quinta Silt and is overlain by the Volta Sand. AGE: Maastrichtian, on the basis of ammonoid biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within the Moreno Fm. | sandstone | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Parallelodon sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Parallelodon | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Baculites occidentalis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites : Baculites occidentalis | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Gaudryceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Gaudryceratidae : Gaudryceras | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Pachydiscus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Lytoceras (Tetragonites) epigonum species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Tetragonitidae : Tetragonites : Lytoceras (Tetragonites) epigonum | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Phylloceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Phylloceratidae : Phylloceras | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Anderson F. M. (1958) Upper Cretaceous of the Pacific Coast, Geological Society of America Memoir 71, 1-378 |
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!