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Asuncion - Forbes Shale, California, USA

GroupAsuncion
FormationForbes Shale
Age:89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
IntervalConiacian
Lithologyshale
Number of Collections5
Number of Occurrences46

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Forbes Shale - Petroleum CreekColusa County, California, USAAsuncion - Forbes Shale
Forbes Shale - Cow CreekShasta County, California, USAAsuncion - Forbes Shale
CAS Loc. 25730 - Sand Creek [Forbes Shale]Yolo County, California, USAAsuncion - Forbes Shale
Forbes Shale - "Nigger Heaven Dome"Yolo County, California, USAAsuncion - Forbes Shale

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Glycymeris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Parallelodon sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Parallelodon89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cladoceramus undulatoplicatus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Cladoceramus : Cladoceramus undulatoplicatus89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus chicoensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus chicoensis89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus klamathensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus klamathensis89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus subundatus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus subundatus89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus whitneyi
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus whitneyi89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baculites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baculites chicoensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites : Baculites chicoensis89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baculites inornatus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites : Baculites inornatus89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Desmophyllites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Desmoceratidae : Desmophyllites89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Desmophyllites diphylloides
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Desmoceratidae : Desmophyllites : Desmophyllites diphylloides89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hauericeras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Desmoceratidae : Hauericeras89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Parapuzosia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Desmoceratidae : Parapuzosia89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Puzosia (Parapuzosia) arenaica
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Desmoceratidae : Parapuzosia : Puzosia (Parapuzosia) arenaica89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Oxybeloceras petrolense
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Diplomoceratidae : Oxybeloceras : Oxybeloceras petrolense89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) alamedense
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Gaudryceratidae : Gaudryceras : Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) alamedense89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Puzosia (Holcodiscoides) gorrilli
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Kossmaticeratidae : Holcodiscoides : Puzosia (Holcodiscoides) gorrilli89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Canadoceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pachydiscidae : Canadoceras89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Canadoceras celeste
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Canadoceras : Canadoceras celeste89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eupachydiscus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pachydiscidae : Eupachydiscus89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eupachydiscus arbucklensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pachydiscidae : Eupachydiscus : Eupachydiscus arbucklensis89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eupachydiscus willgreeni
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pachydiscidae : Eupachydiscus : Eupachydiscus willgreeni89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nowakites dobbinsi
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Nowakites : Nowakites dobbinsi89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nowakites rumseyensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pachydiscidae : Nowakites : Nowakites rumseyensis89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Parapachydiscus cortinaensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus : Parapachydiscus cortinaensis89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eutrephoceras campbelli
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Eutrephoceras : Eutrephoceras campbelli89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Biplica obliqua
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Ringiculidae : Biplica : Biplica obliqua89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudomelania colusaensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudomelaniidae : Pseudomelania : Pseudomelania colusaensis89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Volutoderma sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pholidotomidae : Volutoderma89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tessarolax distorta
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : Tessarolax : Tessarolax distorta89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bernaya (Protocypraea) kayei
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Bernaya : Bernaya (Protocypraea) kayei89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dentalium (Entalis) whiteavesi
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Entalis : Dentalium (Entalis) whiteavesi89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Anderson F. M. (1958) Upper Cretaceous of the Pacific Coast, Geological Society of America Memoir 71, 1-378
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!
 
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