Oxnard Oil Company well Vanoni No. 1 (Pliocene of the United States)

Where: Ventura County, California (34.2° N, 119.1° W: paleocoordinates 34.0° N, 117.8° W)

When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithology not reported

• deep neritic to bathyal

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: L. R. David. 1956. Tertiary Anacanthin Fishes from California and the Pacific Northwest; Their Paleoecological Significance. Journal of Paleontology 30(30):568-607 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 203246: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 07.08.2019

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Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Promerluccius venturaensis n. gen. n. sp. David 1956
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Progadus pliocenicus n. sp. David 1956