Temblor Formation
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| Temblor Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Oligocene-Mid Miocene ~ | |
| 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
[edit | edit source]Vertebrates
[edit | edit source]Cartilagenous fishes
[edit | edit source]Sharks
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Rays and skates
[edit | edit source]Reptiles
[edit | edit source]Birds
[edit | edit source]- †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
[edit | edit source]- †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
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- Geology of Kern County, California
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
- Paleontology in California
References
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- ^ 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
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Categories:
- Geologic formations of California
- Neogene stratigraphic units of North America
- Shale formations of the United States
- Miocene California
- Paleogene California
- Geology of Kern County, California
- Geography of the San Joaquin Valley
- Paleontology in California
- Temblor Range
- Sandstone formations of the United States