Also known as UCMP V2502, Celite Company #5 quarry, John Mansfield quarry
Where: Santa Barbara County, California (34.6° N, 120.4° W: paleocoordinates 34.1° N, 117.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Monterey Formation, Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)
• Diatomaceous beds are considered to be the equivalent to the Temblor. Kellogg (1922) said this was early Miocene, but Demere et al. (2005) assign it to the Tortonian; formation and age after Chang & Grimm 1999 (8.2 to 7.3 Ma, Barron, pers. com). Much debate in the literature on the formation name and age of these beds. Others identify the formation as Sisquoc. Behl & Ramirez 2000 agree that the Monterey Formation is exposed in the quarry, but give an age range of 8.5-5.5 Ma (J. Barron, pers. com.)
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•Diatom flora corresponds to Rouxia californica Zone of AKIBA (1986), Late Miocene, approximately 7.7-6.4 Ma. Taminura, Yoshihiro (USNM KEMu database entry date 12 Oct. 2010)
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•According to the original description, the skull was found by workers of the Celite Products Company quarrying diatomaceous earth, “about 140 feet below the exposed surface of the bed” ([159: 3]). Recent studies focusing on the diatomaceous deposits quarried near Lompoc reported that roughly 218 metres of diatomite, belonging to the upper siliceous member of the Monterey Formation, are exposed at the Celite diatomite quarry [160]. These deposits range from 8.2–7.3 Ma, with the latter date denoting the upper limit of the economically mineable deposits [160]. A similar date is suggested by the diatom assemblage contained in the matrix adhering to the holotype specimen (Rouxia californica Zone/ NPD7A; 7.6–6.6 Ma [161, 162]) [23; N. Kohno 2015, pers. comm.]. Together, these data suggest a latest Tortonian age (7.6–7.3 Ma) for M. miocaena. Note that additional specimens possibly referable to “M.” miocaena have also been reported from the Late Miocene–Pliocene Purisima, San Mateo and San Diego formations (California, USA). Pending further study, these specimens may extend the range of the lineage by up to 5 Ma. (Marx & Fordyce, 2015)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: basinal (); diatomite
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Reposited in the USNM
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
Primary reference: R. Kellogg. 1922. Description of the skull of Megaptera miocaena, a fossil humpback whale from the Miocene diatomaceous earth of Lompoc, California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 61(14):1-18 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 45489: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 25.10.2004, edited by Jonathan Marcot and Karl Volkman
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gnathostomata | |
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Mammalia | |
"Metaxytherium jordani n. sp." = Dusisiren jordani10
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"Megaptera miocaena n. sp." = Norrisanima miocaena Kellogg 1922 whale | |
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Aves | |
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Limosa vanrossemi n. sp.11
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"Puffinus diatomicus n. sp." = Puffinus (Puffinus) diatomicus11
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Actinopteri | |
Diatomoeca zatima n. gen. n. sp.8 Jordan and Gilbert 1919
Dasceles dassurus n. gen. n. sp.7 Jordan 1925 | |
Xyne fiteri n. sp.9, Xyne grex n. gen. n. sp.8, "Diradias aratus n. gen. n. sp." = Ganolytes aratus6, "Xenothrissa aphrasta n. gen. n. sp." = Ganolytes aphrasta7, Lygisma tenax9
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Drimys defensor n. gen. n. sp.7
Drimys defensor n. gen. n. sp.7 Jordan 1925 | |
"Engraulites remifer n. gen. n. sp." = Lampanyctus remifer7
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"Euleptorhamphus (Beltion) peronides" = Euleptorhamphus peronides1, "Derrhias enantius n. gen. n. sp." = Euleptorhamphus peronides7
"Euleptorhamphus (Beltion) peronides" = Euleptorhamphus peronides1 Jordan 1920
"Derrhias enantius n. gen. n. sp." = Euleptorhamphus peronides7 Jordan 1920 | |
Erisceles pristinus n. gen. n. sp.7 Jordan 1925 | |
"Zororhombus veliger n. gen. n. sp." = Pleuronichthys veliger9, Evesthes hooveri n. sp.9, Evesthes jordani n. gen. n. sp.3
"Zororhombus veliger n. gen. n. sp." = Pleuronichthys veliger9 Jordan and Gilbert 1920 flatfish Stanford University 512
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"Hippoglossus antiquus n. sp." = Paralichthys antiquus6
"Hippoglossus antiquus n. sp." = Paralichthys antiquus6 Jordan 1924 flatfish Stanford University 603
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"Coronadus agilis n. gen. n. sp." = Decapterus agilis7, "Lompochites hopkinsi n. gen. n. sp." = Decapterus hopkinsi9, Seriola sanctaebarbarae1
"Coronadus agilis n. gen. n. sp." = Decapterus agilis7 Jordan 1925
"Lompochites hopkinsi n. gen. n. sp." = Decapterus hopkinsi9 Jordan and Gilbert 1920 Stanford University 101
Seriola sanctaebarbarae1 Jordan 1921 | |
Plectrites classeni n. gen. n. sp.1
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"Cynoscion (Aristoscion) eprepes" = Cynoscion eprepes1, "Turio culveri n. sp." = Lompoquia culveri7, Lompoquia retropes n. gen. n. sp.8
"Cynoscion (Aristoscion) eprepes" = Cynoscion eprepes1 Jordan 1921
"Turio culveri n. sp." = Lompoquia culveri7 Jordan 1925
Lompoquia retropes n. gen. n. sp.8 Jordan and Gilbert 1919 | |
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Protanthias fossilis n. gen. n. sp.1
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Hexagrammos achrestus n. sp.8
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Lirosceles elegans n. sp.7
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Araeosteus rothi n. gen. n. sp.9
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"Sebastodes (Sebastoessus) apostates" = Sebastes apostates1, "Sebastodes (Sebastinus) ineziae" = Sebastes ineziae1, Sebastoessus haroldi n. sp.7, "Rhomarchus ensiger" = Scorpaena ensiger1, "Rixator porteousi n. gen. n. sp." = Sebastodes (Rixator) porteousi9
"Rixator porteousi n. gen. n. sp." = Sebastodes (Rixator) porteousi9 Jordan and Gilbert 1920 perch-like fish | |
"? Epinephelus (Emmachaere) rhomalea" = Emmachaere rhomalea1, "Emmachaere rhachites n. gen. n. sp." = Emmachaere rhomalea8
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Hipposyngnathus imporcitor2 Fritzsche 1980 | |
Turio wilburi n. gen. n. sp.9, Sarda stockii1, Pneumatophorus cf. grex1, "Aliciola starksi n. gen. n. sp." = Thunnus (Alciola) starksi7, Ocystias sagitta n. gen. n. sp.9
Sarda stockii1 David 1943
"Aliciola starksi n. gen. n. sp." = Thunnus (Alciola) starksi7 Jordan 1925 | |
"? Megalops vigilax" = Zaphleges vigilax1
"? Megalops vigilax" = Zaphleges vigilax1 Jordan 1927 | |
Escharion townleyi n. gen. n. sp.7 Jordan 1925
Starrias ischyrus n. gen. n. sp.7 Jordan 1925 | |
"Zaphleges longurio n. gen. n. sp." = Euzaphleges longurio9, Thyrsocles escharion n. sp.9, Thyrsion velox n. gen. n. sp.9, "Thyrsites kriegeri n. sp." = Thyrsocles kriegeri8, ? Trossulus exoletus1
"Zaphleges longurio n. gen. n. sp." = Euzaphleges longurio9 Jordan and Gilbert 1920 Stanford University 100
"Thyrsites kriegeri n. sp." = Thyrsocles kriegeri8 Jordan and Gilbert 1919
? Trossulus exoletus1 Jordan 1921 | |
"Eostomias eximius n. gen. n. sp." = Chauliodus eximius7
"Eostomias eximius n. gen. n. sp." = Chauliodus eximius7 Jordan 1925 | |
Argyropelecus bullockii1 David 1943 | |
Cyclothone sp.1 Goode and Bean 1883 | |
Quaesita quiescens n. sp.7
Quaesita quiescens n. sp.7 Jordan 1925 | |
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Ophiodon ozymandias n. sp.5
Ophiodon ozymandias n. sp.5 Jordan 1921 Stanford University 332 (redescribed, not included in Ozymandias gilberti)
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Osteichthyes | |
Atkinsonella strigilis n. gen. n. sp.9
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Chondrichthyes | |
Strongyliscus robustus n. gen. n. sp.7
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