North Dome (Locality 75): Blancan, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria altispira Gabb 1869
recombined as Cancellaria (Progabbia) altispira
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
? Pseudotoma sp. Bellardi 1875
spelled with current rank as Genota (Pseudotoma)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Nassa" coalingensis (Arnold 1909)
recombined as Nassarius (Caesia) coalingensis
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Neverita reclusiana (Deshayes 1839)
recombined as Glossaulax reclusiana
Lunatia cf. lewisii (Gould 1847)
recombined as Euspira lewisii
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea cf. inornata (Gabb 1869)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium cf. quadragenarium (Conrad 1837)
recombined as Dallocardia quadragenarium
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma cf. nasuta (Conrad 1837)
Tellina cf. oldroydi Wiedey 1928
recombined as Tellina (Eurytellina) oldroydi
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara trilineata (Conrad 1856)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten coalingensis (Arnold 1906)
recombined as Oppenheimopecten coalingaensis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea vespertina Conrad 1855
recombined as Dendostrea vespertina
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Volsella cf. recta (Conrad 1837)
recombined as Modiolatus rectus
Mytilus coalingensis Arnold 1909
recombined as Mytilus (Crenomytilus) coalingensis
Mammalia - Camelidae
Camelidae indet. Gray 1821
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:Kings
Coordinates: 35.9° North, 120.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.7° North, 119.0° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
*Period:Tertiary *Epoch:Pliocene
Key time interval:Blancan
Age range of interval:4.70000 - 1.40000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:San Joaquin Member:Pecten Zone
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
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:19677
Authorizer:J. Alroy, P. Holroyd Enterer:J. Alroy, P. Holroyd
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2002-05-15 00:00:00 Last modified:2018-11-03 18:00:32
Access level:the public Released:2002-05-15 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
3768. W. P. Woodring, R. Stewart, and R. W. Richards. 1940. Geology of the Kettleman Hills Oil Field, California, Stratigraphy, Paleontology and Structure. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 195:1-170 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/P. Holroyd]