CIT Loc. 264 is a fossil collection site in Los Angeles, California, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Timms Point Silt Formation, dated to the Middle Pleistocene (0.774–0.129 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore. Documented finds include Puncturella galeata, Craniopsis cucullata, Chlorostoma montereyi, Cidarina cidaris, Minolia peramabilis, Pomaulax gibberosa.

Geologic setting

Formation: Timms Point Silt
Geologic interval: Middle Pleistocene
Age: 0.774–0.129 Ma
Depositional environment: offshore
Recorded occurrences: 31

Geology notes

ENVIRONMENT: fauna is characteristic of offshore soft-bottom settings.

Locality notes

LOCALITY DESCRIPTION: 200 ft N of SE corner of Timms Point and on east face. COORDINATES: following sketch map in Clark (1931).

Fossils found here

Puncturella galeata

Gastropoda · Fissurellidae

Craniopsis cucullata

Gastropoda · Fissurellidae

Chlorostoma montereyi

Gastropoda · Trochidae

Cidarina cidaris

Gastropoda · Eucyclidae

Minolia peramabilis

Gastropoda · Solariellidae

Pomaulax gibberosa

Gastropoda · Turbinidae

Glossaulax reclusiana

Gastropoda · Naticidae

Crepidula princeps

Gastropoda · Calyptraeidae

Crepipatella lingulata

Gastropoda · Calyptraeidae

Lirobittium asperum

Gastropoda · Procerithiidae

Lirobittium catalinensis

Gastropoda · Procerithiidae

Lirobittium larum

Gastropoda · Procerithiidae

Lirobittium armillatum

Gastropoda · Procerithiidae

Boreotrophon orpheus

Gastropoda · Muricidae

Boreotrophon pacificus

Gastropoda · Muricidae

Mitrella gausapata

Gastropoda · Columbellidae

Amphissa reticulata

Gastropoda · Pyrenidae

Hima cooperi

Gastropoda · Nassariidae

Barbarofusus barbarensis

Gastropoda · Fasciolariidae

Callianax pedroana

Gastropoda · Olividae

Callianax biplicata

Gastropoda · Olividae

Antiplanes catalinae

Gastropoda · Pseudomelatomidae

Borsonella bartschi

Gastropoda · Borsoniidae

Chlamys jordani

Bivalvia · Pectinidae

Dermatomya tenuiconcha

Bivalvia · Poromyidae

Coanicardita ventricosa

Bivalvia · Carditidae

Lucinoma annulatum

Bivalvia · Lucinidae

Nemocardium (Keenaea) centifilosum

Bivalvia · Cardiidae

Cellaria mandibulata

Gymnolaemata · Cellariidae

Idmonea californica

Stenolaemata · Multisparsidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 202632 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about CIT Loc. 264

Can you collect at CIT Loc. 264?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at CIT Loc. 264?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.