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Asuncion - Moreno - Quinto Silt, Merced County, California, USA

GroupAsuncion
FormationMoreno
MemberQuinto Silt
Age:72.1 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
IntervalMaastrichtian
Lithologysandstone
Number of Collections3
Number of Occurrences20

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
CAS 28118Merced County, California, USAAsuncion - Moreno - Quinto Silt
CAS 28132Merced County, California, USAAsuncion - Moreno - Quinto Silt
CAS Loc. 28310A - Ortigalita PeakMerced County, California, USAAsuncion - Moreno - Quinto Silt

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Rhynchonella sp.
genus		6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Rhynchonella72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Glycymeris banosensis
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris banosensis72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Opis (Hesperopis) triangulata
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Opis : Opis (Hesperopis) triangulata72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crassatellites triangulatus
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Crassatella : Crassatellites triangulatus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Exogyra sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ostrea sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cymbophora sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Cymbophora72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Calva peninsularis
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Calva : Calva peninsularis72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trigonocallista sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Trigonocallista72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baculites lomaensis
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Baculitidae : Baculites : Baculites lomaensis72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baculites occidentalis
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites : Baculites occidentalis72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Diplomoceras mustangense
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Diplomoceratidae : Diplomoceras : Diplomoceras mustangense72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pugnellus sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : Pugnellus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bulbificopsis garza
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ficidae : Bulbificopsis : Bulbificopsis garza72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudogaleodea sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ficidae : Pseudogaleodea72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Polinices mercedensis
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Polinices : Polinices mercedensis72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Phasianella garzana
species		7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Tylostomatidae : Tylostoma : Phasianella garzana72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Anderson F. M. (1958) Upper Cretaceous of the Pacific Coast, Geological Society of America Memoir 71, 1-378
Squires R. L., Saul L. R. (2003) New late Cretaceous (Campanian and Maastrichtian) marine gastropods from California, Journal of Paleontology 77 1, 50-63 doi:10.1017/S0022336000043419
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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