Saugus Formation
30 distinct taxa, from 30 fossil occurrences the Paleobiology Database records under this name, spanning 3.6–0.8 Mya.
California · US
30 taxa · 30 fossils · 3.6–0.8 MyaMacrostrat dates this rock 3.3–0.9 Ma. Macrostrat’s own record
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4 distinct localities, where the rock is now rather than where it was laid down. Tectonics draws the world it belonged to.
When
What has been found
- Acila (Truncacila) castrensis
- Acteocina culcitella
- Antalis pretiosa
- Balanus
- Bryozoa
- Calicantharus fortis
- Callianax biplicata
- Callithaca tenerrima
- Calyptraea
- Chione (Anomalocardia) fernandoensis
- Compsomyax subdiaphana
- Crepidula
- Crepidula saugusensis
- Dendostrea vespertina
- Dendraster diegoensis diegoensis
- Euclia tritonidea
- Euspira lewisii
- Euvola bella
- Glossaulax reclusiana
- Heteroclidus punctata
- Leopecten stearnsii
- Macoma (Macoma) calcarea
- Metacarcinus anthonyi
- Mitrella tuberosa
- Nutricola
- Paciocinebrina lurida
- Panopea generosa
- Protothaca (Callithaca) tenerrima alta
- Pseudomelatoma torosa
- Tivela (Pachydesma) stultorum
What else lived thenRank the rock of a period
Counts are of occurrence records, which measure the rock and the fieldwork together.