The Claremont Shale is a Miocene epoch geologic formation in the Berkeley Hills of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California.USGS.gov: "Upper Cretaceous and Lower Tertiary Rocks Berkeley and San Leandro Hills, California", by J. E. Case, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1251-J, 1968.
It is found within the Claremont Canyon area of the Berkeley Hills in Alameda County and Contra Costa County.
The Claremont Shale formation preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene epoch of the Neogene period.
Paleobiota
Mammals Cetaceans GenusSpeciesLocationNotesKampholophosKampholophos serrulusAlameda CreekA dolphin.
Fish
Cartilaginous Fish GenusSpeciesLocationNotesGaleocerdoGaleocerdo aduncusAlameda CreekA tiger shark.
Bony Fish GenusSpeciesLocationNotesGanolytesGanolytes aratusBerkeley, OaklandA herring.LampanyctusLampanyctus remiferOaklandA lanternfish.
Molluscs
Scaphopods GenusSpeciesLocationNotesDentalium-Caldecott TunnelA tusk-shell.
Bivalves GenusSpeciesLocationNotesLucinoma -Caldecott TunnelA lucine.YoldiaYoldia submontereyensisCaldecott TunnelA clam.
Plants
Flowering Plants GenusSpeciesLocationNotesOcoteaOcotea coloradensisOaklandA laurel.
Algae
Brown Algae(Kelps) GenusSpeciesLocationNotesPaleocystophoraPaleocystophora suboppositaOakland, Berkeley, Caldecott TunnelA kelp.PaleohalidrysPaleohalidrys occidentalisOakland, BerkeleyA kelp.
Red and Green Algae GenusSpeciesLocationNotesCaulerpitesCaulerpites denticulataOakland, BerkeleyA relative of Caulerpa.UlvaUlva latucaOaklandA sea lettuce.
See also
Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Claremont, Oakland/Berkeley, California List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California Paleontology in California
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