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CAS 28399, San Joaquin County, California, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.76,-121.405 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | California, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | San Joaquin County, California, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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CAS 28399, well north of Tracy (3400' depth) | Anderson F. M. (1958) | Asuncion - Moreno - Mustang Shale | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Mustang Shale of the Moreno Fm, Asuncion Gp, which is overlain by the Quinto Silt Mbr. AGE: Maastrichtian, on the basis of ammonoid biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From lower part of the Mustang Shale, among higher beds within the group, at 3400 ft depth. | "shale" | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Baculites anceps species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites : Baculites anceps | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Solenoceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Diplomoceratidae : Solenoceras | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Gaudryceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Gaudryceratidae : Gaudryceras | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Axonoceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Nostoceratidae : Axonoceras | 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!