Runkle Canyon (Paleocene of the United States)
Also known as UCR 4579, UCR 6832
Where: Los Angeles County, California (34.3° N, 118.7° W: paleocoordinates 38.0° N, 99.2° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Simi Formation, Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; conglomerate
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: W. J. Zinsmeister. 1983. New Late Paleocene molluscs from the Simi Hills, Ventura County, Califonia. Journal of Paleontology 57(6):1282-1303 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 205395: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 14.10.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Gastropoda | |
Acrilla procerus n. sp.
Acrilla procerus n. sp. Zinsmeister 1983 wentletrap | |
| Bivalvia | |
Atrina triangularis n. sp.
Atrina triangularis n. sp. Zinsmeister 1983 oyster | |