UCMP A1298: Middle Eocene, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Brachytrematidae
Benoistia californica Clark 1938
Gastropoda - Pleuroceridae
Elimia dickersoni Clark 1938
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Neverita secta Gabb 1864
synonym of Glossaulax reclusiana
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Perissityidae
Nekewis io (Gabb 1864)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
? Fusinus markleyensis n. sp. Clark 1938
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Molopophorus tejonensis Dickerson 1915
synonym of Molopophorus cretaceus
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:Solano
Coordinates: 38.5° North, 122.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.1° North, 107.5° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2-3
Key time interval:Middle Eocene
Age range of interval:47.80000 - 37.71000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Markley
Stratigraphy comments: This locality embraces four separate localities within a stratigraphic thickness of 300 feet.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:UCMP
Metadata
Database number:191189
Authorizer:P. Holroyd Enterer:P. Holroyd
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2018-01-14 18:38:11 Last modified:2018-01-14 18:38:11
Access level:the public Released:2018-01-14 18:38:11
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
64483. B. L. Clark. 1938. Fauna from the Markley Formation (Upper Eocene) on Pleasant Creek, California . Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 49:683-730 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]