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CAS 175, Pacific County, Washington, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 46.284,-123.803 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
| Given Location | Washington, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Pacific County, Washington, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAS 175, Knappton across from Astoria | Anderson F. M., Hanna G. D. (1925) | Lincoln Creek | Aturia is common in the highest part of the Lincoln Creek Formation, earliest Miocene according to Moore, 1984. The presence of Liracassis apta and other Juanian Stage mollusks places the Lincoln Creek part of the section in the late Oligocene, and Moore (1984a) indicated that some of the other mollusks suggest affinities with those of the early Miocene Pillarian Stage, so she argued that the Knappton Lincoln Creek molluscan fauna is late Juanian in age. In the Canyon River section of the Lincol | "shale" | 28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Aturia angustataspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Aturiidae : Aturia : Aturia angustata | 28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
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!
