Branch Canyon: Barstovian, California
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Astraea cf. raymondi
(Clark 1915)
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| synonym of Astraea (Pomaulax) biangulata | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Thaisidae
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"Trophon" cf. carisaensis
(Anderson 1905)
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| original and current combination Chorus carisaensis | |||||||
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Agasoma sinuata
(Gabb 1866)
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| recombined as Koilopleura sinuata | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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"Trophon" gillulyi
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella carrisaensis
Anderson and Martin 1914
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Lyropecten estrellanus
(Conrad 1856)
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| recombined as Nodipecten estrellanus | |||||||
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Lyropecten crassicardo
(Conrad 1856)
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Aequipecten cf. pabloensis
(Conrad 1857)
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| recombined as Pacipecten pabloensis | |||||||
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Echinoidea
- Clypeasteroida
- Echinarachniidae
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Astrodapsis cuyamanus
Kew 1920
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| synonym of Astrodapsis whitneyi | |||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Desmostylidae
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Desmostylus sp.
Marsh 1888
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= Desmostylus hesperus
Marsh 1888
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Domning 2008 | ||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Santa Barbara |
| Coordinates: | 34.9° North, 119.7° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.1° North, 115.0° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 | ||
| Key time interval: | Barstovian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 16.30000 - 12.50000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Branch Canyon | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: late Miocene |
Lithology and environment
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USGS |
Metadata
| Also known as: | USGS M1029 | ||
| Database number: | 59074 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | J. Alroy | Research group: | marine invertebrate,vertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-03-09 11:14:14 | Last modified: | 2006-08-13 18:12:18 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-03-09 11:14:13 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 16802. | E. D. Mitchell and C. A. Repenning. 1963. The chronologic and geolographic range of desmostylians. Contributions in Science 78:1-20 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 30424 | D. P. Domning. 2008. Desmostylia. In C. M. Janis, G. F. Gunnell, M. D. Uhen (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America, Volume II 640-645 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |