Where: Los Angeles County, California (34.3° N, 118.6° W: paleocoordinates 36.2° N, 102.9° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Llajas Formation, Ypresian to Ypresian (56.0 - 41.3 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; bioturbated sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the LACM
Collection methods: bulk,
Primary reference: R. L. Squires. 1984. Megapaleontology of the Eocene Llajas Formation, Simi Valley, California. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 350:1-76 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 205251: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 09.10.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
| Gastropoda | |
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Cylichnina tantilla Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail | |
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Eocernina hannibali Dickerson 1914 snail | |
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Lyria andersoni Waring 1917 volute | |
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Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilentus White 1889 true conch | |
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Turritella buwaldana Dickerson 1916 turret shell | |
| Scaphopoda | |
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Dentalium (Laevidentalium) calafium Vokes 1939 tusk shell | |