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CAS 2259, San Joaquin County, California, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.62,-121.45 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | California, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | San Joaquin County, California, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAS 2259, Hetch Hetchy Tunnel | Matsumoto T. (1960) | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From an unnamed lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Early Maastrichtian in text; on the basis of ammonite biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Shale exposed in creek bank. | "shale" | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Baculites sp.genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Damesites hetonaiensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Desmoceratidae : Damesites : Damesites hetonaiensis | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Nostoceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Nostoceratidae : Nostoceras | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Pachydiscus (Neodesmoceras) sp. subgenus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus : Pachydiscus (Neodesmoceras) | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) sp. subgenus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus : Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) | 70.6 - 66 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!
