Temblor Formation
Temblor Formation | |
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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
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". LiveScience. By Charles Q. Choi.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y L. G. Barnes. 1988. A new fossil pinniped (Mammalia: Otariidae) from the middle Miocene Sharktooth Hill Bonebed, California. Contributions in Science 396:1-11
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 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". Retrieved 17 December 2021.