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USGS Cenozoic M2047 San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 35.74,-120.83 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | California, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | San Luis Obispo County, California, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS Cenozoic M2047 San Luis Obispo | Durham D. L., Addicott W. O. (1965) | Pancho Rico | Described in reference as Pliocene. Pancho Rico Formation is Miocene per Addicott 1978 (Geological Survey Bulletin, Issue 1457). | not reported | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Macoma nasuta species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma : Macoma nasuta | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Psammotreta (Leporimetis) obesa species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Psammotreta : Psammotreta (Leporimetis) obesa | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Miltha sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Miltha | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Nodipecten estrellanus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Nodipecten : Nodipecten estrellanus | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Dosinia (Dosinia) ponderosa species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Dosinia : Dosinia (Dosinia) ponderosa | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Forreria sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Forreria | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Calyptraea sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Calyptraea | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
Durham D. L., Addicott W. O. (1965) Pancho Rico Formation, Salinas Valley, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 524 A, A1-A22 |
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!