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Pysht (M6375)

Clallam County, Washington
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1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Pysht (M6375)

Pysht (M6375) is a fossil collection site in Clallam, Washington, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Clallam Formation, dated to the Early Miocene (23.04–15.98 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore. Documented finds include Turritella oregonensis, Sinum scopulosum, Cancellaria wynootchensis, Nuculana elmana, Cyclocardia subtenta, Macoma albaria.

Geologic setting

Formation
Clallam
Geologic interval
Early Miocene
Age
23.04–15.98 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore
Recorded occurrences
8
Geology notes

All Clallam Formation assemblages represent inner sublittoral depths (less than about 100 m). Qualitative analysis of these assemblages indicates a gradual shallowing during deposition of the formation. The highest strata in the formation contain coal and are presumably non-marine.

Locality notes

Large blocks of silty sandstone at base of cliff about 100 m west of giant talus pile, Pysht quadrangle, Clallam County, Washington. Lat/long based on locality of Pysht, Clallam county.

Fossils found here

Turritella oregonensis
Gastropoda · Turritellidae
Sinum scopulosum
Gastropoda · Naticidae
Cancellaria wynootchensis
Gastropoda · Cancellariidae
Nuculana elmana
Bivalvia · Nuculanidae
Cyclocardia subtenta
Bivalvia · Carditidae
Macoma albaria
Bivalvia · Tellinidae
Katherinella
Bivalvia · Veneridae
Thracia (Homoeodesma) trapezoides
Bivalvia · Thraciidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 37573 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Pysht (M6375)?

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What minerals are found at Pysht (M6375)?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.