San Emigdio Creek, east (Miocene of the United States)
Where: Kern County, California (34.9° N, 119.2° W: paleocoordinates 34.0° N, 113.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Vaqueros Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified sandstone and fine-grained, sandy shale
• fine-grained, soft, and less massive buff and greenish-gray sandstone and sandy shale
Primary reference: H. W. Hoots. 1930. Geology and oil resources along the southern border of San Joaquin Valley, California. US Geological Survey Bulletin Report B 812-D:243-332 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 87272: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 13.03.2009