Garnet Canyon (Miocene of the United States)
Also known as Fossil Canyon
Where: San Diego County, California (32.8° N, 116.0° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 35.2° N, 109.7° W (Wright 2013)
When: Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: R. Arnold. 1906. Tertiary and Quaternary pectens of California. USGS Professional Paper 47:1-264 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 207027: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 13.12.2019
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Taxonomic list
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| Bivalvia | |
"Pecten (Pecten) carrizoensis n. sp." = Pecten (Janira) stearnsii carrizoensis, "Pecten (Plagioctenium) cerrosensis mendenhalli" = Pecten (Plagioctenium) mendenhalli
"Pecten (Pecten) carrizoensis n. sp." = Pecten (Janira) stearnsii carrizoensis Arnold 1906 scallop
"Pecten (Plagioctenium) cerrosensis mendenhalli" = Pecten (Plagioctenium) mendenhalli Arnold 1906 calico scallop | |