Astoria Formation
137 distinct taxa, from 489 fossil occurrences the Paleobiology Database records under this name, spanning 23–5.3 Mya.
Oregon, Washington · US
137 taxa · 489 fossils · 23–5.3 MyaFiled under the Mauch Chunk Group. Members recorded: Middle Shale, Lower Sandstone, Silver Point, Coos Conglomerate, Angora Peak, lower, Newport Sandstone.
Macrostrat dates this rock 23–12 Ma. Macrostrat’s own record
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16 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
- Katherinella (Katherinella) angustifrons
- Anadara (Anadara) devincta
- Acila (Truncacila) conradi
- Macoma (Psammacoma) arctata
- Cryptonatica oregonensis
- Bruclarkia oregonensis
- Calicantharus carlsoni
- Ficus modesta
- Macoma albaria
- Crepidula praerupta
- Cylichnina petrosa
- Patinopecten propatulus
- Polinices (Euspira) lincolnensis
- Tellina (Oudardia) emacerata
- Turritella oregonensis
- Aturia angustata
- Cancellaria oregonensis
- Delectopecten peckhami
- Nassarius (Demondia) lincolnensis
- Priscofusus geniculus
- Cyclocardia subtenta
- Dentalium (Rhabdus) schencki
- Epacroleda epacris
- Lucinoma acutilineata
- Panopea abrupta
- Priscofusus medialis
- Trophon (Austrotrophon) kernensis
- Cetorhinus piersoni
- Nassarius (Catilon) arnoldi
- Parvamussium
- Pteronarctos goedertae
- Saccella amelga
- Saccella calkinsi
- Sinum scopulosum
- Acila (Acila) gettysburgensis
- Chione (Securella) ensifera
- Comitas spencerensis
- Crenella porterensis
- Dentalium pseudonyma
- Desmostylus hesperus
The 40 most often recorded, of 137.
What else lived thenRank the rock of a period
Counts are of occurrence records, which measure the rock and the fieldwork together.