| 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, USA. It preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene Epoch of the Neogene period.
Vertebrates
Cartilaginous fishes
Sharks
- †Alopias exigua
- †Alopias latidens
- Alopias vulpinus'
- †Carcharocles angustidens '
- †Carcharodon hastalis'
- Carcharhinus sp.'
- Cephaloscyllium sp.'
- Cetorhinus sp.'
- Echinorhinus blakei'
- †Galeocerdo medius'
- †Galeorhinus latus'
- Heterodontus sp.
- Hexanchus sp.
- †Megachasma applegatei
- †Megalolamna paradoxodon
- †Negaprion elongata'
- Odontaspis ferox'
- †Parotodus benedini'
- Sphyrna sp.'
- †Squalus serriculus'
- Squatina lerichi'
Rays and skates
Bony Fishes
- Bothidae indet.
- Embiotocidae indet.
- Gadidae indet.
- Pleuronectidae indet.
- Sciaenidae indet.
- Scorpaenidae indet.
Reptiles
- Chelonia indet.
- Crocodylia indet.
- †Psephophorus calvertensis
Birds
Mammals
- †Allodesmus kernensis
- †Allodelphis pratti
- †Anchitherium sp.
- †Argyrocetus joaquinensis
- †Argyrocetus bakersfieldensis
- †Desmathyus
- †Enaliarctidae indet.
- †Enaliarctos mealsi
- †Macrodelphinus kelloggi
- †Miodelphis californicus
- Otariidae indet.
- Phocidae indet.
- Pinnipedia indet.
- †Pinnarctidion bishopi
- †Squalodontidae indet.
Invertebrates
Bivalves
- Aequipecten andersoni
- Arca montareyanna
- Chione temblorensis
- Clementia pertenuis
- Crassostrea titan
- Crenomytilus mathewsoni
- Cytheria matthewsoni
- Dosinia conradi
- Dosinia whitneyi
- Glycymeris septentrionalis
- Homomya sp.
- Mactromeris albaria
- Mytilus sp.
- Nodipecten estrellanus
- Pecten bowersi
- Pecten magnolia
- Pecten nevadaensis
- Pecten perrini
- Pecten sespeensis
- Pectunculus branneri
- Phacoides actulineatus
- Pinna alamedaensis
- Pycnodonte eldridgei
- Solen sp.
- Tellina ocoyana
- Tellina sp.
- Trachycardium vaquerosensis
Gastropods
- Agasoma gravidum
- Agasoma kerrianum
- Conus oweni
- Crepidula princeps
- Epitonium rugiferum
- Natica lewisi
- Neverita callosa
- Purpura lima
Scaphopods
- Dentalium sp.
References
- ^ 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
- 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
- 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.
- ^ L. E. Wilson. 1935. Miocene marine mammals from the Bakersfield region, California. The Peabody Museum of Natural History Bulletin. 4:1-143
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
