CSUN 1578 (Oligocene of the United States)
Where: Clallam County, Washington (48.2° N, 124.0° W: paleocoordinates 47.8° N, 115.1° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Pysht Formation, Chattian (28.4 - 23.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: offshore; concretionary mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Collection methods: surface (in situ)
Primary reference: J. L. Goedert, R. L. Squires, and L. G. Barnes. 1995. Paleoecology of whale-fall habitats from deep-water Oligocene rocks, Olympic Peninsula, Washington state. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 118:151-158 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 45810: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.12.2004