Earth:Temblor Formation
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Short description: Geologic formation in California
| Temblor Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Oligocene-Mid Miocene ~28–11.6 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geologic formation |
| Sub-units | Agua Sandstone Member, Buttonbed Sandstone Member, Carneros Sandstone Member, Cymric Shale Member, Devilwater Siltstone, Gould Shale, Media Shale Member, Round Mountain Silt, Santos Shale Member, Wygal Sandstone Member |
| Underlies | Monterey Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale, sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Western San Joaquin Valley, Kern County, California |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Temblor Ranch, McKittrick district, Kern County |
| Named by | Anderson |
| Year defined | 1905 |
The Temblor Formation is a geologic formation in California . It preserves fossils dating back from the Late Oligocene to the Middle Miocene of the Neogene period. It is notable for the famous Sharktooth Hill deposit (otherwise known as Ernst Quarry).[1][2][3]
Fossils
Vertebrates
Cartilagenous fishes
Sharks
- Carcharias[2]
- Cephaloscyllium[2]
- Cetorhinus[2]
- †Carcharocles megalodon [4]
- †Galeocerdo aduncus[2]
- †Hemipristis serra[2]
- Heterodontus[2]
- Hexanchus[2]
- †Isurus desori
- †Isurus hastalis [2]
- †Isurus planus[3]
- Megachasma
- Notorhynchus[2]
- †Parotodus benedenii
- Scyliorhinus[2]
- Squalus [2]
- Squatina[2]
Rays and skates
Reptiles
- Pacifichelys[2]
- †Chelonia californiensis[2]
- †Syllomus aegyptiacus[2]
Birds
- †Diomedea californica[5]
- †D. milleri[5]
- †Fulmarus miocaenus[5]
- †Hadrogyps aigialerus[5]
- †Megalodytes morejohni[5]
- †Morus vagabundus[5]
- †Osteodontornis orri[5]
- †Pandion homalopteron[5]
- †Presbychen abavus[5]
- †Puffinus inceptor[5]
Mammals
- †Allodesmus kernensis[2]
- †Bouromeryx americanus[2]
- †Hypohippus[2]
- †Miotapirus[2]
- †Paleoparadoxia tabatai[2]
- †Paratomarctus temerarius[2]
- †Pelagiarctos thomasi[2]
- †Aulophyseter morricei
- †Oedolithax mira
- †Loxolithax sinuosa
- †Parietobalaena securis
See also
- Geology of Kern County, California
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
- Paleontology in California
References
- ↑ "Vast Bed of Ancient Bones and Shark Teeth Explained". By Charles Q. Choi. https://www.livescience.com/3656-vast-bed-ancient-bones-shark-teeth-explained.html.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 L. G. Barnes. 1988. A new fossil pinniped (Mammalia: Otariidae) from the middle Miocene Sharktooth Hill Bonebed, California. Contributions in Science 396:1-11
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Malchow, A. 2009. MIOCENE SHARK TOOTH HILL LOCALITY, KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. Geological Society of America North-Central Section - 43rd Annual Meeting (2-3 April 2009)
- ↑ Boessenecker, Ehret, D, Long, D, Churchill, M, Martin, E, Boessenecker, S. The Early Pliocene extinction of the mega-toothed shark Otodus megalodon: a view from the eastern north Pacific. PeerJ. 2019 Feb 13;7:e6088. doi: 10.7717/peerj.6088. eCollection 2019.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 Stegall, J. 2016. Fossil Birds of the Mojave Desert & Environs. Murturango Press, Ridgecrest, California.
External links
- ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home.
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