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Capay, California, USA

FormationCapay
Member(s)Vacaville Shale
Age:56.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
IntervalYpresian
Lithologysandstone/conglomerate, "shale"
Number of Collections7
Number of Occurrences58

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Capay Eocene CoralsYolo County, California, USACapay
UC 1853 Marysville ButtesSutter County, California, USACapay
UCMP A3073Yolo County, California, USACapay
UCMP A3990Yolo County, California, USACapay - Vacaville Shale
USMP A3990 Putah CreekYolo County, California, USACapay
UCMP 1855 Marysville ButtesSutter County, California, USACapay
UCMP 1856 Marysville ButtesSutter County, California, USACapay

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Capay - Vacaville Shale56.0 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
shale1

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Synechodus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Synechodontiformes : Palaeospinacidae : Synechodus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Madracis wellsi
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Madracis : Madracis wellsi56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Caryophyllia capayensis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Caryophyllia : Caryophyllia capayensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Trochocyathus crooki
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Trochocyathus : Trochocyathus crooki56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Trochocyathus perrini
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Trochocyathus : Trochocyathus perrini56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Balanophyllia variabilis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia : Balanophyllia variabilis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Stephanophyllia californica
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Micrabaciidae : Stephanophyllia : Stephanophyllia californica56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Trochosmilia striata
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Trochosmilia : Trochosmilia striata56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Turbinolia capayasensis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Turbinoliidae : Turbinolia : Turbinolia capayasensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Turbinolia dickersoni
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Turbinoliidae : Turbinolia : Turbinolia dickersoni56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Schizaster lecontei
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : Schizaster : Schizaster lecontei56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Nemocardium (Nemocardium) linteum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Nemocardium : Nemocardium (Nemocardium) linteum56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Tellina sutterensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina : Tellina sutterensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Venericor planicosta
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericor planicosta56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Glycimeris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Glycimeris56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Nucula cooperi
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : Nucula cooperi56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Meretrix sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Meretrix56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Aturia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Aturiidae : Aturia56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Eutrephoceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Eutrephoceras56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Cordiera gracillima
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Borsoniidae : Cordieria : Cordiera gracillima56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Chrysodomus martini
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Chrysodomus : Chrysodomus martini56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Siphonalia sutterensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Siphonalia : Siphonalia sutterensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Admete (Bonellitia) stantoni
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : Bonellitia : Admete (Bonellitia) stantoni56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Crenaturricula crenatospira
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Clavatulidae : Turricula : Crenaturricula crenatospira56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Surcula clarki
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Clavatulidae : Turricula : Surcula clarki56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Surcula holwayi
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Clavatulidae : Turricula : Surcula holwayi56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Astyris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Columbellidae : Astyris56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Drillia ullreyana
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Drilliidae : Drillia : Drillia ullreyana56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Clavella tabulata
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Clavella : Clavella tabulata56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Fusinus (Priscofusus) lineatus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Priscofusus : Fusinus (Priscofusus) lineatus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Olivula marysvillensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olivula : Olivula marysvillensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Surculites mathewsonii
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Surculites : Surculites mathewsonii56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Turris andersoni
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Turris : Turris andersoni56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Turris inconstans
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Turris : Turris inconstans56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Turris monolifera
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Turris : Turris monolifera56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Turris perkinsiana
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Turris : Turris perkinsiana56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Turris suturalis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Turris : Turris suturalis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Caricella stormsiana
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Caricella : Caricella stormsiana56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Cryptochorda (Cryptochorda) californica
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Cryptochorda : Cryptochorda (Cryptochorda) californica56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Voluta lawsoni
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Voluta : Voluta lawsoni56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Architectonica weaveri
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectonicidae : Architectonica : Architectonica weaveri56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Galerus excentricus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Calyptraeidae : Calyptraea : Galerus excentricus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Acrilla (Ferminoscala) tejonensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Scalina : Acrilla (Ferminoscala) tejonensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Polinices (Euspira) nuciformis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Euspira : Polinices (Euspira) nuciformis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Charonia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Charoniidae : Charonia56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Calliostoma arnoldi
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Calliostomatidae : Calliostoma : Calliostoma arnoldi56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Perotrochus (Entemnotrochus) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pleurotomariidae : Perotrochus : Perotrochus (Entemnotrochus)56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Turritella merriami
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : Turritella merriami56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Dentalium stramineum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Dentalium : Dentalium stramineum56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene

References

Dickerson R. E. (1913) Fauna of the Eocene at Marysville Buttes, California, University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 7 12, 257-298
Nomland J. O. (1916) Corals from the Cretaceous and Tertiary of California and Oregon, Bulletin of the Department of Geology, University of California Publications 9 5, 59-76
Durham J. W. (1937) Gastropods of the Family Epitoniidae from Mesozoic and Cenozoic Rocks of the West Coast of North America, including One New Species by F. E. Turner and One by R. A. Bramkamp, Journal of Paleontology 11 6, 479-512
Grant U. S., Hertlein L. G. (1938) The West American Cenozoic Echinoidea, Publications of the University of California at Los Angeles in Mathematical and Physical Sciences 2, 1-225
Bentson H. (1943) Eocene (Capay) corals from California, Journal of Paleontology 17 3, 289-297
Miller A. K., Downs H. R. (1950) Tertiary nautiloids of the Americas: supplement, Journal of Paleontology 24, 1-18
Hickman C.S. (1976) Pleurotomaria (Archaeogastropoda) in the Eocene of the northeastern Pacific: a review of Cenozoic biogeography and ecology of the genus, Journal of Paleontology 50 6, 1090-1102
Squires R. L. (1984) Megapaleontology of the Eocene Llajas Formation, Simi Valley, California, Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 350, 1-76
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