Also known as USGS 26896
Where: Clallam County, Washington (48.3° N, 124.4° W: paleocoordinates 48.0° N, 113.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Makah Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: replaced with phosphate
Primary reference: S. Kiel and J. L. Goedert. 2007. New mollusks associated with biogenic substrates in Cenozoic deepâwater sediments of Washington State. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 52(1):41-52 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 205037: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.10.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Thyasira xylodia Kiel and Goedert 2007 clam | |
Idas olympicus Kiel and Goedert 2007 mussel |