Old Graham Quarry, Scotts Valley: Tortonian, California
collected by Fran Govean 1998
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Dermochelyidae
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Psephophorus sp.
von Meyer 1847
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Mammalia
- Sirenia
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Sirenia indet.
(Illiger 1811)
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"sea cows" | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Pinnipedia
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Pinnipedia indet.
Illiger 1811
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"pinnipeds" | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
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Desmostylia indet.
Reinhart 1953
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
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Cetacea indet.
Brisson 1762
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"whales and dolphins" | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
- Tetraodontiformes
- Diodontidae
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Diodontidae indet.
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Actinopteri
- Labriformes
- Labridae
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Semicossyphus sp.
Günther 1861
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Hemigaleidae
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Hemipristis serra
Agassiz 1835
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Galeocerdidae
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Galeocerdo sp.
Müller and Henle 1837
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Carcharhinidae
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Carcharhinus sp.
de Blainville 1816
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Lamnidae
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Isurus oxyrhinchus
(Rafinesque 1810)
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original and current combination Isurus oxyrinchus | ||||||||||
Isurus planus
(Agassiz 1856)
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Isurus hastalis
(Agassiz 1838)
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recombined as Carcharodon hastalis | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Odontaspididae
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Odontaspis sp.
Agassiz 1838
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Otodontidae
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Carcharocles megalodon
(Agassiz 1835)
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recombined as Otodus megalodon | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Myliobatidae
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Myliobatis sp.
Cuvier 1816
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Santa Cruz |
Coordinates: | 37.1° North, 122.0° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 36.5° North, 119.2° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
Stage: | Tortonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
Key time interval: | Tortonian | ||
Age range of interval: | 11.62000 - 7.24600 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Santa Margarita |
Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | poorly lithified sandstone |
Environment: | coastal indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | salvage | ||
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
Collectors: | Fran Govean | Collection dates: | 1998 |
Collection method comments: Collected by Fran Govean (Petra Paleontology) as part of mitigation work during construction of mini-storage facility. |
Metadata
Database number: | 168017 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2015-04-12 09:45:17 | Last modified: | 2015-04-12 09:45:17 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2015-04-12 09:45:17 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
55017. | F. A. Perry. 2000. And the results are... (Fossils salvaged during development of the Graham Quarry, Scotts Valley). Monterey Bay Paleontological Society Bulletin 4(3) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |