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Basal Laguan Seca Sand, Fresno County, California, USA

Mindat.org Locality PageFresno County, California, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal)36.6958,-120.726
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on political unit
Given LocationCalifornia, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Fresno County, California, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Basal Laguan Seca Sand, LSJU 2245Smith J. T. (1975)Laguna Seca300 ft. below the base of the Domengine.sandstone66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Laguan Seca of Fresno Co., LSJU 460Smith J. T. (1975)Laguna Seca300 ft. stratigraphically below Domengine sandstone66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Dosinia milthoidea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Dosinia : Dosinia milthoidea66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Brachysphingus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Brachysphingus66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Pseudoliva sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudolividae : Pseudoliva66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Cophocara stantoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Tudiclidae : Cophocara : Cophocara stantoni66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene

References

Smith J. T. (1975) Age, Correlation and Possible Tethyan Affinities of Mollusks from the Lodo Formation of Fresno County, California, Paleogene Symposium & Selected Technical Papers: Conference on Future Energy Horizons of the Pacific Coast, 464-483
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