Jewett Sand Formation

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Jewett Sand Formation
Stratigraphic range: Neogene: Miocene
Type Formation
Location
Region California
Country United States

The Jewett Sand Formation is a geologic formation in California, United States. It preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene Epoch of the Neogene period.

Contents

Vertebrates

Cartilaginous fishes

Sharks

Fossil teeth of C. hastalis Lamnidae - Isurus hastalis.JPG
Fossil teeth of C. hastalis

Rays and skates

Bat ray in kelp forest, San Clemente Island. Bat Ray in kelp forest, San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, California.jpg
Bat ray in kelp forest, San Clemente Island.

Bony Fishes

A modern Scorpaenid fish. Grosserdrachenkopf-02.jpg
A modern Scorpaenid fish.

Reptiles

Birds

Mammals

Skeleton of Allodesmus at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan. Skeleton of Allodesmus.jpg
Skeleton of Allodesmus at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan.

Invertebrates

Bivalves

A modern member of the genus Pinna. Pinna noblis shell & byssus.JPG
A modern member of the genus Pinna .

Gastropods

The sculpture of the shell of this modern member of the genus Epitonium has raised ribs that are known as costae. Costae are an almost universal feature in shells of Epitonium species. Epitonium scalare shell.jpg
The sculpture of the shell of this modern member of the genus Epitonium has raised ribs that are known as costae. Costae are an almost universal feature in shells of Epitonium species.

Scaphopods

A modern member of the genus Dentalium. Dentalium octangulatum 01.JPG
A modern member of the genus Dentalium.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 F. M. Anderson. 1911. The Neocene deposits of Kern River, California, and the Temblor Basin. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 3:73-148
  2. K. Shimada, B. J. Welton, and D. J. Long. 2014. A new fossil megamouth shark (Lamniformes, Megachasmidae) from the Oligocene-Miocene of the western United States. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34(2):281-290
  3. Shimada, K.; Chandler, R. E.; Lam, O. L. T.; Tanaka, T.; Ward, D. J. (2016-10-03). "A new elusive otodontid shark (Lamniformes: Otodontidae) from the lower Miocene, and comments on the taxonomy of otodontid genera, including the 'megatoothed' clade". Historical Biology. 29 (5): 704–714. doi:10.1080/08912963.2016.1236795. ISSN   0891-2963.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 L. E. Wilson. 1935. Miocene marine mammals from the Bakersfield region, California. The Peabody Museum of Natural History Bulletin. 4:1-143

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