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Ona Beach, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 44.5,-124.067 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | unpublished field data |
| Given Location | Oregon, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Lincoln County, Oregon, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ona Beach | Barnes L. G., Kimura M., et al (1995) | Yaquina | near the top of the Yaquina Formation, very close to the contact with the overlying Nye Formation UCMP 122900 was found on the same beach as the holotype of A. cotylalveus, and may either have originated from the same stratigraphic horizon (about 28 Ma), or from a slightly younger layer [22, 24]. Although originally thought to date from the latest Oligocene, the uppermost part of the Yaquina formation has now been re-dated to the earliest Chattian (28.1–28.0 Ma [25]; see discussion of A. | not reported | 28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Megachasma applegateispecies | Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Megachasmidae : Megachasma : Megachasma applegatei | 28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
 Enaliarctos tedfordispecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Enaliarctos : Enaliarctos tedfordi | 28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
 Aetiocetus weltonispecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Aetiocetidae : Aetiocetus : Aetiocetus weltoni | 28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
 Cornwallius sookensisspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Desmostylidae : Cornwallius : Desmostylus sookensis | 28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
References
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!
