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Kirker Pass, Contra Costa County, California, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)37.961,-121.922
Co-ordinates Derivationestimated from map
Given LocationCalifornia, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Contra Costa County, California, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Kirker PassWelton B. J. (2016)Kirker - lower sandstonesandstone33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Oligodalatias jordani
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Squaliformes : Dalatiidae : Oligodalatias : Oligodalatias jordani33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Striostrea bourgeoisii
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Striostrea : Striostrea bourgeoisii33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene

References

Clark B. L. (1915) Fauna of the San Pablo group of middle California, University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 8 22, 385-572
Welton B. J. (2016) A new dalatiid shark (Squaliformes: Daltaiidae) from the early Oligocene of Oregon and California, USA, Fossil Record 5, 289-302
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!
 
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