Kieselguhr Quarry: Miocene, California
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Actinopteri
- Clupeiformes
- Clupeoidei
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Epelichthys michaelis n. gen., n. sp.
Jordan 1925
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| recombined as Ganoessus michaelis | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Monterey |
| Coordinates: | 35.9° North, 120.9° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 35.1° North, 116.6° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5-6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Miocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 23.03000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | diatomite |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 186050 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2017-06-07 13:15:33 | Last modified: | 2017-06-07 13:15:33 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2017-06-07 13:15:33 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 62427. | D. S. Jordan. 1925. The fossil fishes of the Miocene of Southern California. Stanford University Publications. University Series 4(1):1-51 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |