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SDSNH 2962

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32.91059, -117.08942View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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SDSNH 2962 is a fossil collection site in San Diego, California, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Mission Valley Formation, dated to the Lutetian (48.07–41.03 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as estuary/bay. Documented finds include Schedocardia brewerii, Microcallista (Costacallista) conradiana, Corbula (Caryocorbula) dickersoni, Crassatella uvasana, Divaricella cumulata, Gari (Gobraeus) hornii.

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Geologic setting

Formation
Mission Valley
Geologic interval
Lutetian
Age
48.07–41.03 Ma
Depositional environment
estuary/bay
Recorded occurrences
45

Fossils found here

Schedocardia brewerii
Bivalvia · Cardiidae
Microcallista (Costacallista) conradiana
Bivalvia · Veneridae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) dickersoni
Bivalvia · Corbulidae
Crassatella uvasana
Bivalvia · Crassatellidae
Divaricella cumulata
Bivalvia · Lucinidae
Gari (Gobraeus) hornii
Bivalvia · Psammobiidae
Glycymeris (Tucetona) perrini
Bivalvia · Glycymerididae
Glycymeris (Glycymerita) sagittata
Bivalvia · Glycymerididae
Glycymeris
Bivalvia · Glycymerididae
Myrtea (Myrtea) taffana
Bivalvia · Lucinidae
Macoma viticola
Bivalvia · Tellinidae
Macoma
Bivalvia · Tellinidae
Miltha packi
Bivalvia · Lucinidae
Nuculanidae
Bivalvia · Nuculanidae
Acutostrea idriaensis
Bivalvia · Ostreidae
Pitar uvasana
Bivalvia · Veneridae
Septifer
Bivalvia · Mytilidae
Solena (Eosolen) coosensis
Bivalvia · Solenidae
Mactromeris bisculpturata
Bivalvia · Mactridae
Tellina (Angulus) castacana
Bivalvia · Tellinidae
Tellina
Bivalvia · Tellinidae
Pachecoa hornii
Bivalvia · Noetiidae
Dentalium (Laevidentalium) lighti
Scaphopoda · Dentaliidae
Architectonica hornii
Gastropoda · Architectonicidae
Bonellitia
Gastropoda · Cancellariidae
Calyptraea diegoana
Gastropoda · Calyptraeidae
Conus hornii
Gastropoda · Conidae
Spirocrypta pileum
Gastropoda · Trichotropidae
Rimella
Gastropoda · Strombidae
Exilia dickersoni
Gastropoda · Ptychatractidae
Priscoficus cowlitzensis
Gastropoda · Ficidae
Ficopsis remondii
Gastropoda · Ficidae
Gemmula abacta
Gastropoda · Turridae
Gemmula
Gastropoda · Turridae
Fulgoraria (Psephaea)
Gastropoda · Volutidae
Molopophorus cretaceus
Gastropoda · Nassariidae
Natica (Carinacca) rosensis
Gastropoda · Naticidae
Natica uvasana
Gastropoda · Naticidae
Olivella mathewsonii
Gastropoda · Olividae
Siphonalia (Nassicola) thunani
Gastropoda · Siphonaliidae
Siphonalia
Gastropoda · Buccinidae
Strepsidura ficus
Gastropoda · Buccinidae
Terebra
Gastropoda · Terebridae
Turritella uvasana sargeanti
Gastropoda · Turritellidae
Callianassa incerta
Malacostraca · Callianassidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 202094 (CC BY 4.0)view the source record

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