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USGS M5056, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.025,-122.131 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | California, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Santa Cruz County, California, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS M5056, Laguna Creek | Clark J. C. (1981) | Monterey | Succession of organic mudstone beds of lare Relizian and Luisian (middle Miocene) age that are conformable above the Lompico Sandstone. Up to 600 m thick. | mudstone | 15.97 - 11.62 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Macoma sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma | 15.97 - 11.62 Ma Miocene |
Leptopecten sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Leptopecten | 15.97 - 11.62 Ma Miocene |
Nassarius sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius | 15.97 - 11.62 Ma Miocene |
References
Clark J. C. (1981) Stratigraphy, paleontology, and geology of the Central Santa Cruz Mountains, California Coast Ranges, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1168, 1-51 |
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!