UCMP 462, Salt Creek (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Kern County, California (34.9° N, 119.0° W: paleocoordinates 35.7° N, 105.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Tejon Formation, Eocene (56.0 - 33.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; brown sandstone and gray shale

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by R. E. Dickerson

Primary reference: R. E. Dickerson. 1915. Fauna of the Type Tejon: Its relation to the Cowlitz Phase of the Tejon Group of Washington. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 5(3):33-98 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 207126: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 27.12.2019

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Glycimeris sagittata" = Glycymerita sagittata
"Glycimeris sagittata" = Glycymerita sagittata Gabb 1864 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Crassatellites grandis" = Crassatella uvasana
"Crassatellites grandis" = Crassatella uvasana Conrad 1855 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium brewerii" = Schedocardia brewerii, "Cardium cooperii" = Nemocardium (Nemocardium) linteum
"Cardium brewerii" = Schedocardia brewerii Gabb 1864 cockle
"Cardium cooperii" = Nemocardium (Nemocardium) linteum Conrad 1855 cockle
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Meretrix ovalis" = Cyclinella elevata, "Macrocallista conradiana" = Microcallista (Costacallista) conradiana
"Meretrix ovalis" = Cyclinella elevata Gabb 1864 venus clam
"Macrocallista conradiana" = Microcallista (Costacallista) conradiana Gabb 1864 venus clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula parilis" = Caryocorbula parilis
"Corbula parilis" = Caryocorbula parilis Gabb 1864 clam
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
"Cylichna costata" = Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus
"Cylichna costata" = Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus Gabb 1864 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
"Natica hannibali" = Eocernina hannibali
"Natica hannibali" = Eocernina hannibali Dickerson 1914 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Amauropsis alveata" = Amaurellina moragai, "Neverita secta" = Glossaulax reclusiana
"Amauropsis alveata" = Amaurellina moragai Stewart 1927 moon snail
"Neverita secta" = Glossaulax reclusiana Deshayes 1839 moon snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
as "Turritella, n. sp."
Turritella uvasana Conrad 1855 turret shell
as Turritella uvasana bicarinata