Sepulveda Boulevard tunnel, south entrance: Late/Upper Miocene, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri - Notacanthiformes - Halosauridae
Laytonia californica n. gen., n. sp. David 1943
Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Argyropelecus bullocki n. sp.
Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Lampanyctus sp. Bonaparte 1840
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Brotulidae
Eclipes santamonicae n. sp. David 1943
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
Scorpaena ensiger (Jordan and Gilbert 1919)
Sebastodes (Rixator) porteousi (Jordan and Gilbert 1920)
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Zaproridae
Araeosteus rothi Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae
Plectrites classeni Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Actinopteri - Beloniformes - Belonidae
Scomberesox (Scombressus) edwardsi (Jordan and Gilbert 1919)
original and current combination Scomberesox edwardsi
Actinopteri - Carangiformes - Carangidae
Decapterus cf. agilis (Jordan 1925)
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Caristiidae
Absalomichthys velifer (Jordan 1925)
Chalcidichthys malacopterygius n. gen., n. sp. David 1943
2 specimens
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Euzaphlegidae
Thyrsocles kriegeri (Jordan and Gilbert 1919)
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Pomatomidae
Pseudoseriola gillilandi n. gen., n. sp.
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scomber sanctaemonicae (Jordan 1919)
original and current combination Auxides sanctaemonicae
Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Etringus scintillans Jordan 1907
Ganolytes cameo Jordan 1919
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella subuvasana Nelson 1925
Merriam 1941
Florideophyceae - Gigartinales
Chondrides recurva n. sp. Parker and Dawson 1965
Parker and Dawson 1965
Cystoseiraceae
Paleohalidrys superba n. sp. Parker and Dawson 1965
Parker and Dawson 1965
Paleohalidrys dendritica n. sp. Parker and Dawson 1965
Parker and Dawson 1965
Paleohalidrys linearis n. sp. Parker and Dawson 1965
Parker and Dawson 1965
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:Los Angeles
Coordinates: 34.1° North, 118.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:33.7° North, 116.0° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Late/Upper Miocene
Age range of interval:11.63000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Modelo
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: siliceous sandstone
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:CIT
Metadata
Also known as:CIT 317
Database number:185673
Authorizer:M. Uhen, J. Marcot Enterer:M. Uhen, J. Marcot
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2017-05-09 09:53:41 Last modified:2019-11-20 19:15:32
Access level:the public Released:2017-05-09 09:53:41
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
62254. L. R. David. 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California. Geological Society of America Special Paper 43:1-187 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

24235 C. W. Merriam. 1941. Fossil Turritellas from the Pacific Coast region of North America. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 26(1):1-214 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
70819 B. C. Parker and E. Y. Dawson. 1965. Non calcareous marine algae from California Miocene deposits. Nova Hedwigia 10:273-295 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]