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CIT Loc. 1032 - Dry Creek [Member II], Shasta County, California, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.6375,-122.237 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | California, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Shasta County, California, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIT Loc. 1034 - Oak Run Rd [Member IV] | Matsumoto T. (1960) | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From an unnamed lithostratigraphic unit; Member IV. AGE: Coniacian in text; on the basis of ammonite biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Not stated in text. | "siliciclastic" | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| CIT Loc. 1032 - Dry Creek [Member II] | Matsumoto T. (1960) | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From an unnamed lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Turonian in text; on the basis of ammonite biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Shale exposed in creek bank. | "shale" | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Baculites sp.genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Peroniceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Collignoniceratidae : Peroniceras | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Prionocycloceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Collignoniceratidae : Prionocycloceras | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Damesites damesi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Desmoceratidae : Damesites : Damesites damesi | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Hyphantoceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Nostoceratidae : Hyphantoceras | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
| Matsumoto T. (1960) Upper Cretaceous ammonites of California. Part III, Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University Series D, Geology, Special Volume II, 1-204 |
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!
