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Little Tar Canyon, Kings County, California, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 35.8833,-120.1 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
| Given Location | California, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Kings County, California, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLure shale member of the Monterey Fm | Stewart R. B. (1946) | Monterey - McLure shale | "shale" | 15.97 - 5.333 Ma Miocene | |
| Temblor sandstone | Stewart R. B. (1946) | Temblor | sandstone | 23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene | |
| near the Avenal wells in Big Tar Canyon | Stewart R. B. (1946) | Avenal | sandstone | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
| Little Tar Canyon, locality 90 | Stewart R. B. (1946) | Panoche | siltstone | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Arroyo Pinoso, locality 96 | Stewart R. B. (1946) | Panoche | siltstone | 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Arroyo Pinoso, locality 97 | Stewart R. B. (1946) | Panoche | siltstone | 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| McLure Valley, locality 91 | Stewart R. B. (1946) | Panoche | conglomerate | 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| McLure Valley, locality 92 | Stewart R. B. (1946) | Panoche | conglomerate | 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Stewart R. B. (1946) Geology of Reef Ridge Coalinga district California, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 205C, 81-115 doi:10.3133/pp205C |
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!
