Torrance : Neogene, California
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Otodontidae
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Carcharodon megalodon
(Agassiz 1835)
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| recombined as Otodus megalodon | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Los Angeles |
| Coordinates: | 33.8° North, 118.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 33.1° North, 114.3° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Neogene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5-6 |
| Key time interval: | Neogene |
| Age range of interval: | 23.03000 - 2.58000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: Unable to confirm age based on information provided in paper. Geologic map of California shows terrestrial alluvium and Miocene marine deposits in the area. |
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: | 155229 | ||
| Authorizer: | C. Jaramillo | Enterer: | C. Pimiento |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | ||
| Created: | 2014-04-02 18:02:00 | Last modified: | 2016-06-02 10:52:58 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2014-04-02 18:02:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 50616. | D. S. Jordan. 1922. Some sharks' teeth from the California Pliocene. American Journal of Science 5(3):338-342 [C. Jaramillo/C. Pimiento] |