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Purisima Formation

February 14, 2019 by ldwhite3

plate tectonics

March 12, 2018 by eclites

See tectonics

paleontology

March 12, 2018 by eclites

The study of fossils and the history of life

Pecten Zone

January 9, 2018 by ldwhite3

An exposure from the Pliocene Epoch within the San Joaquin Formation of the Kettleman Hills geographic area of California. The zone is named for a species of scallop that is abundant within the formation.

 

 

Patinopecten Zone

September 9, 2017 by ldwhite3

An exposure from the early Pliocene Epoch within the Etchegoin Formation of the Kettleman Hills geographic area of California. The zone is named for a species of scallop that is abundant within the formation.

 

Pseudocardium Zone

June 12, 2017 by eclites

An exposure from the early Pliocene Epoch within the Etchegoin Formation of the Kettleman Hills geographic area of California. The zone is named for a thick-shelled species of bivalve that is abundant within the formation.

polyp

May 26, 2017 by eclites

See the entry for coral. Diagram below shows one coral polyp.

paleontologist

May 26, 2017 by eclites

A scientist who studies fossils.

Paleontologists
Paleontologists

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