North Dome (Locality 75) ( of the United States)

Where: Kings County, California (35.9° N, 120.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 36.6° N, 118.6° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Pecten Zone Member (San Joaquin Formation), Blancan (4.9 - 1.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. P. Woodring, R. Stewart, and R. W. Richards. 1940. Geology of the Kettleman Hills Oil Field, California, Stratigraphy, Paleontology and Structure. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 195:1-170 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/P. Holroyd]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 19677: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002, edited by Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Mytilus coalingensis" = Mytilus (Crenomytilus) coalingensis, "Volsella cf. recta" = Modiolatus rectus
"Mytilus coalingensis" = Mytilus (Crenomytilus) coalingensis Arnold 1909 mussel
"Volsella cf. recta" = Modiolatus rectus Conrad 1837 mussel
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea vespertina" = Dendostrea vespertina
"Ostrea vespertina" = Dendostrea vespertina Conrad 1855 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten coalingensis" = Oppenheimopecten coalingaensis
"Pecten coalingensis" = Oppenheimopecten coalingaensis Arnold 1906 scallop
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara trilineata Conrad 1856 ark
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma cf. nasuta Conrad 1837 tellin clam
"Tellina cf. oldroydi" = Tellina (Eurytellina) oldroydi Wiedey 1928 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Trachycardium cf. quadragenarium" = Dallocardia quadragenarium
"Trachycardium cf. quadragenarium" = Dallocardia quadragenarium Conrad 1837 cockle
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Neverita reclusiana" = Glossaulax reclusiana, "Lunatia cf. lewisii" = Euspira lewisii
"Neverita reclusiana" = Glossaulax reclusiana Deshayes 1839 moon snail
"Lunatia cf. lewisii" = Euspira lewisii Gould 1847 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
"Cancellaria altispira" = Cancellaria tritonidea altispira
"Cancellaria altispira" = Cancellaria tritonidea altispira Gabb 1869 snail
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
"? Pseudotoma sp." = Genota (Pseudotoma)
"? Pseudotoma sp." = Genota (Pseudotoma) Bellardi 1875 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
""Nassa" coalingensis" = Nassarius (Caesia) coalingensis
""Nassa" coalingensis" = Nassarius (Caesia) coalingensis Arnold 1909 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea cf. inornata Gabb 1869 slipper shell
Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelidae indet. Gray 1821 camel