Temblor Formation

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).

Fossils Vertebrates Cartilagenous fishes Sharks

Carcharias Cephaloscyllium Cetorhinus †Carcharocles megalodon 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. †Galeocerdo aduncus †Hemipristis serra Heterodontus Hexanchus †Isurus desori †Isurus hastalis †Isurus planusMalchow, A. 2009. MIOCENE SHARK TOOTH HILL LOCALITY, KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. Geological Society of America North-Central Section - 43rd Annual Meeting (2-3 April 2009) Megachasma Notorhynchus †Parotodus benedenii Scyliorhinus Squalus Squatina

Rays and skates Dasyatis Myliobatis

Reptiles

Pacifichelys †Chelonia californiensis †Syllomus aegyptiacus

Birds †Diomedea californica †D. milleri †Fulmarus miocaenus †Hadrogyps aigialerus †Megalodytes morejohniStegall, J. 2016. Fossil Birds of the Mojave Desert & Environs. Murturango Press, Ridgecrest, California. †Morus vagabundus †Osteodontornis orri †Pandion homalopteron †Presbychen abavus †Puffinus inceptor †P. milleri †P. priscus

Mammals †Allodesmus kernensis †Bouromeryx americanus †Hypohippus †Miotapirus †Paleoparadoxia tabatai †Paratomarctus temerarius †Pelagiarctos thomasiL. G. Barnes. 1988. A new fossil pinniped (Mammalia: Otariidae) from the middle Miocene Sharktooth Hill Bonebed, California. Contributions in Science 396:1-11 †Aulophyseter morricei †Oedolithax mira †Loxolithax sinuosa †Parietobalaena securis

Plants †Keteleeria heterophylloides †Glyptostrobus oregonensis †Pinus temblorensis †Zelkova oregoniana †Platanus dissecta †Persea pseudocarolinensis †Cornus ovaliss

Temblor Formation

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