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Wagonwheel - middle siltstone, Kern County, California, USA
| Formation | Wagonwheel |
|---|---|
| Member | middle siltstone |
| Age: | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
| Interval | Late Eocene |
| Lithology | sandstone/siltstone |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 3 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| CSUN 1580 | Kern County, California, USA | Wagonwheel - middle siltstone |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Epilucina washingtonianaspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Epilucina : Epilucina washingtoniana | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
| Conchocele conradii species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : Conchocele : Conchocele conradii | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
| Archivesica tschudi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Vesicomyidae : Archivesica : Archivesica tschudi | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
References
| Squires R. L., Gring M. P. (1996) Late Eocene chemosynthetic? bivalves from suspect cold seeps, Wagonwheel Mountain, central California, Journal of Paleontology 70 1, 63-73 |
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!
