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CAS Loc. 40666, Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico

Lat/Long (Decimal)31.0167,-115.108
Co-ordinates Derivationnot explained
Given LocationBaja California, Mexico
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico

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CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
CAS Loc. 40666, San FelipeHertlein L. G. (1968)STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unnamed lithostratigraphic unit, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are unknown. AGE: Pliocene, on the basis of macrofossil biostratigraphy; faunal compositional similarities with Imperial Fm of California. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position in succession."siliciclastic"5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Encope tenuis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Mellitidae : Encope : Encope tenuis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Anadara multicostata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Anadara : Anadara multicostata5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Pycnodonte heermanni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte : Pycnodonte heermanni5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Crassostrea columbiensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Crassostrea : Crassostrea columbiensis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Dendostrea vespertina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Dendostrea : Dendostrea vespertina5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Ostrea angelica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea angelica5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Argopecten abietis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Argopecten : Argopecten abietis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Euvola keepi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Euvola : Euvola keepi5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Leopecten stillmani
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Leopecten : Leopecten stillmani5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Bulla (Bulla) gouldiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Bullidae : Bulla : Bulla (Bulla) gouldiana5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Triplofusus princeps
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Triplofusus : Triplofusus princeps5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Melongena patula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : Melongena : Melongena patula5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Cypraea sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Cypraea5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Polinices sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Polinices5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Persististrombus granulatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : Persististrombus : Persististrombus granulatus5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Turritella imperialis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : Turritella imperialis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic

References

Hertlein L. G. (1968) Three late Cenozoic molluscan faunules from Baja California. with a note on diatomite from west of San Felipe, Proceedings of the the California Academy of Sciences 30 19, 401-405
Moore E. J. (1987) Tertiary Marine Pelycypods of California and Baja California: Plicatulidae to Ostreidae, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1228 C, 1-53
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