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Bolinas Point, Marin County, California, USA
Mindat.org Locality Page | Marin County, California, USA |
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Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.9033,-122.725 |
Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | California, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Marin County, California, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Bolinas Point | Domning D. P., Furusawa H. (1995) | Monterey | mudstone | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene | |
Bolinas Bay | Pimiento C., Balk M. (2015) | Santa Cruz | Age and Formation after Boessenecker et al 2019. | mudstone | 11.62 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Otodus megalodon species | Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Otodus : Otodus megalodon | 11.62 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Dusisiren dewana species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae : Dusisiren : Dusisiren dewana | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
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!