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Temblor - Olcese Sand, Kern County, California, USA
| Formation | Temblor |
|---|---|
| Member | Olcese Sand |
| Age: | 20.4 - 16.0 Ma Miocene |
| Interval | Burdigalian |
| Lithology | sandstone |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 6 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Sharktooth Hill | Kern County, California, USA | Temblor - Olcese Sand |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bopesta | 20.4 - 13.6 Ma Miocene | sandstone, siltstone/mudstone, mudstone | 170 |
| Caliente - Upper | 10.3 - 4.90 Ma Neogene | 1 | |
| Chanac | 23.0 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | 9 | |
| Dove Spring | 11.6 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | mudstone | 115 |
| Dove Spring - Lower Dove Spring | 13.8 - 11.6 Ma Miocene | 1 | |
| Dove Spring - Upper Dove Spring | 11.6 - 7.25 Ma Miocene | gravel | 2 |
| Horned Toad | 10.3 - 4.90 Ma Neogene | 25 | |
| Kern River | 10.3 - 4.90 Ma Neogene | 11 | |
| Kern River Beds | 13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene | 13 | |
| Temblor | 13.8 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | shale, sandstone, "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic"/sandstone, "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", sandstone/siltstone, sandstone/"shale", siltstone | 518 |
| Temblor - Round Mountain | 16.0 - 13.6 Ma Miocene | siltstone | 119 |
| Tulare | 1.80 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | sandstone | 21 |
| Upper Etchegoin | 4.90 - 1.80 Ma Cenozoic | 1 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Barbouromeryx submillerispecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Dromomerycidae : Bouromeryx : Barbouromeryx submilleri | 20.44 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
 Protomarctus optatusspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Protomarctus : Protomarctus optatus | 20.44 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
 Delphinodon dividumspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Kentriodontidae : Delphinodon : Delphinodon dividum | 20.44 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
| Kampholophos sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Kentriodontidae : Kampholophos | 20.44 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
| Kentriodon sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Kentriodontidae : Kentriodon | 20.44 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
 Equinaesubfamily | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hippodon : Equinae | 20.44 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
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!
