Temblor Formation

Temblor Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Oligocene-Mid Miocene
~28–11.6 Ma

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Temblor Formation; Stratigraphic range: Late Oligocene-Mid Miocene; ~28–11.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geologic formation
Sub-units	Member, Member, Member, Member, , , Member, Round Mountain Silt, Member, Member
Underlies	Monterey Formation
Lithology
Primary	Shale, sandstone
Location
Region	Western San Joaquin Valley,; Kern County, California
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Temblor Ranch, McKittrick district, Kern County
Named by	Anderson
Year defined	1905

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[]

Isurus planus upper teeth from the Sharktooth Hill bonebed

Carcharias^[2]
Cephaloscyllium^[2]
Cetorhinus^[2]
†Carcharocles megalodon ^[4]
†Galeocerdo aduncus^[2]
†Hemipristis serra^[2]
Heterodontus^[2]
Hexanchus^[2]
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†Isurus hastalis ^[2]
†Isurus planus^[3]
Megachasma
Notorhynchus^[2]
†Parotodus benedenii
Scyliorhinus^[2]
Squalus ^[2]
Squatina^[2]

Rays and skates[]

Dasyatis^[2]
Myliobatis^[2]

Reptiles[]

Pacifichelys^[2]
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†Syllomus aegyptiacus^[2]

Birds[]

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- †D. milleri^[5]
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†Osteodontornis orri^[5]
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- †P. milleri^[5]
- †P. priscus^[5]

Artist's rendering of Hypohippus in its natural habitat

Restoration of Paleoparodoxia

Mammals[]

†Allodesmus kernensis^[2]
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†Hypohippus^[2]
†Miotapirus^[2]
†Paleoparadoxia tabatai^[2]
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†Pelagiarctos thomasi^[2]
†Aulophyseter morricei
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†Loxolithax sinuosa
†Parietobalaena securis

References[]

^ "Vast Bed of Ancient Bones and Shark Teeth Explained". LiveScience. By Charles Q. Choi.
^ ^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.

External links[]

Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[1] "Vast Bed of Ancient Bones and Shark Teeth Explained". LiveScience. By Charles Q. Choi.

[barnes-2] ^ ^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

[gsa-3] 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)

[boes-4] 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.

[stegall-5] ^ ^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.

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