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San Pablo Dam, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.9433,-122.262 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
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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San Pablo Dam | VanderHoof V. L. (1937) | Briones | not reported | 15.97 - 13.6 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Desmostylus hesperus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Desmostylidae : Desmostylus : Desmostylus hesperus | 15.97 - 13.6 Ma Miocene |
References
VanderHoof V. L. (1937) A study of the Miocene sirenian Desmostylus, University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 24 8, 169-262 |
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!