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
Vertebrates
Cartilagenous fishes
Sharks
Rays and skates
Reptiles
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
Plants
- †Keteleeria heterophylloides[6]
- †Glyptostrobus oregonensis[6]
- †Pinus temblorensis[6]
- †Zelkova oregoniana[6]
- †Platanus dissecta[6]
- †Persea pseudocarolinensis[6]
- †Cornus ovaliss[6]
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. 9 June 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g K.M. Renney (1972). “The Miocene Temblor Flora of West Central California”. University of California, Davis.
External links
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. “Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database”. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.