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UCMP A-4976, Stanislaus County, California, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.299,-121.288 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | California, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Stanislaus County, California, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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UCMP A-4976, Orestimba Creek | Elder W. P., Miller J. W. (1993) | Panoche - Adobe Flat Shale | "siliciclastic" | 93.9 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Bivalvia class | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia | 93.9 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Phelopteria sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Phelopteria | 93.9 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Hyphantoceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Nostoceratidae : Hyphantoceras | 93.9 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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!