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Basal Laguan Seca Sand, Fresno County, California, USA
Mindat.org Locality Page | Fresno County, California, USA |
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Lat/Long (Decimal) | 36.6958,-120.726 |
Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | California, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Fresno County, California, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Basal Laguan Seca Sand, LSJU 2245 | Smith J. T. (1975) | Laguna Seca | 300 ft. below the base of the Domengine. | sandstone | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Laguan Seca of Fresno Co., LSJU 460 | Smith J. T. (1975) | Laguna Seca | 300 ft. stratigraphically below Domengine | sandstone | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Dosinia milthoidea species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Dosinia : Dosinia milthoidea | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Gastropoda class | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Brachysphingus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Brachysphingus | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Pseudoliva sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudolividae : Pseudoliva | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Cophocara stantoni species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Tudiclidae : Cophocara : Cophocara stantoni | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
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!