Earth:Jewett Sand Formation
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| Jewett Sand Formation Stratigraphic range: Neogene: Miocene | |
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| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | California |
| Country | United States |
The Jewett Sand Formation is a geologic formation in California , USA. It preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene Epoch of the Neogene period.
Vertebrates
Cartilaginous fishes
Sharks
thumb|200px|Fossil teeth of C. hastalis
- †Alopias exigua[1]
- †Alopias latidens[1]
- Alopias vulpinus'[1]
- †Carcharocles angustidens'[1]
- †Carcharodon hastalis'[1]
- Carcharhinus sp.'[1]
- Cephaloscyllium sp.'[1]
- Cetorhinus sp.'[1]
- Echinorhinus blakei'[1]
- †Galeocerdo medius'[1]
- †Galeorhinus latus'[1]
- Heterodontus sp.[1]
- Hexanchus sp.[1]
- †Megachasma applegatei [2]
- †Megalolamna paradoxodon[3]
- †Negaprion elongata'[1]
- Odontaspis ferox'[1]
- †Parotodus benedini'[1]
- Sphyrna sp.'[1]
- †Squalus serriculus'[1]
- Squatina lerichi'[1]
Rays and skates
Bat ray in kelp forest, San Clemente Island.
- †Zapteryx californicus'[1]
- Myliobatis californicus'[1]
Bony Fishes
- Bothidae indet.[1]
- Embiotocidae indet.[1]
- Gadidae indet.[1]
- Pleuronectidae indet.[1]
- Sciaenidae indet.[1]
- Scorpaenidae indet.[1]
Reptiles
- Chelonia indet.[1]
- Crocodylia indet.[1]
- †Psephophorus calvertensis[1]
Birds
Mammals
Skeleton of Allodesmus at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan .
- †Allodesmus kernensis[4]
- †Allodelphis pratti[4]
- †Anchitherium sp.[1]
- †Argyrocetus joaquinensis[4]
- †Argyrocetus bakersfieldensis[4]
- †Desmathyus[1]
- †Enaliarctidae indet.[1]
- †Enaliarctos mealsi[1]
- †Macrodelphinus kelloggi[4]
- †Miodelphis californicus[4]
- Otariidae indet.[4]
- Phocidae indet.[4]
- Pinnipedia indet.[1]
- †Pinnarctidion bishopi
- †Squalodontidae indet.[1]
Invertebrates
Bivalves
A modern member of the genus Pinna.
- Aequipecten andersoni [1]
- Arca montareyanna[1]
- Chione temblorensis[1]
- Clementia pertenuis[1]
- Crassostrea titan[1]
- Crenomytilus mathewsoni[1]
- Cytheria matthewsoni[1]
- Dosinia conradi[1]
- Dosinia whitneyi[1]
- Glycymeris septentrionalis[1]
- Homomya sp.[1]
- Mactromeris albaria[1]
- Mytilus sp.[1]
- Nodipecten estrellanus[1]
- Pecten bowersi[1]
- Pecten magnolia[1]
- Pecten nevadaensis[1]
- Pecten perrini[1]
- Pecten sespeensis[1]
- Pectunculus branneri[1]
- Phacoides actulineatus[1]
- Pinna alamedaensis[1]
- Pycnodonte eldridgei[1]
- Solen sp.[1]
- Tellina ocoyana[1]
- Tellina sp.[1]
- Trachycardium vaquerosensis[1]
Gastropods
- Agasoma gravidum[1]
- Agasoma kerrianum[1]
- Conus oweni[1]
- Crepidula princeps[1]
- Epitonium rugiferum[1]
- Natica lewisi[1]
- Neverita callosa[1]
- Purpura lima[1]
Scaphopods
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.57 1.58 1.59 1.60 1.61 1.62 1.63 1.64 1.65 1.66 1.67 1.68 1.69 1.70 1.71 1.72 F. M. Anderson. 1911. The Neocene deposits of Kern River, California, and the Temblor Basin. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 3:73-148
- ↑ K. Shimada, B. J. Welton, and D. J. Long. 2014. A new fossil megamouth shark (Lamniformes, Megachasmidae) from the Oligocene-Miocene of the western United States. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34(2):281-290
- ↑ Shimada, K.; Chandler, R. E.; Lam, O. L. T.; Tanaka, T.; Ward, D. J. (2016-10-03). "A new elusive otodontid shark (Lamniformes: Otodontidae) from the lower Miocene, and comments on the taxonomy of otodontid genera, including the 'megatoothed' clade". Historical Biology 29 (5): 704–714. doi:10.1080/08912963.2016.1236795. ISSN 0891-2963.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 L. E. Wilson. 1935. Miocene marine mammals from the Bakersfield region, California. The Peabody Museum of Natural History Bulletin. 4:1-143
- ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home.
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
- Paleontology in California
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