Temblor Formation
Geologic formation in California
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).
01Fossils
Vertebrates
Cartilagenous fishes
Sharks
- Carcharias
- Cephaloscyllium
- Cetorhinus
- †Carcharocles megalodon
- †Galeocerdo aduncus
- †Hemipristis serra
- Heterodontus
- Hexanchus
- †Isurus desori
- †Isurus hastalis
- †Isurus planus
- Megachasma
- Notorhynchus
- †Parotodus benedenii
- Scyliorhinus
- Squalus
- Squatina
Rays and skates
Reptiles
Birds
- †Diomedea californica
- †D. milleri
- †Fulmarus miocaenus
- †Hadrogyps aigialerus
- †Megalodytes morejohni
- †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 thomasi
- †Aulophyseter morricei
- †Oedolithax mira
- †Loxolithax sinuosa
- †Parietobalaena securis
Plants
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Isurus planus teeth.png by Macrophyseter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hypohippus.jpg by Heinrich Harder (1858-1935), Public domain
- Paleoparadoxia BW.jpg by Nobu Tamura, CC BY 3.0
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