Jewett Sand Formation

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| name = Jewett Sand Formation

| type = Formation

| age = Neogene: Miocene

| period = Miocene

| region = California

| country = United States

}}

The Jewett Sand Formation is a geologic formation in California, USA. It preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene Epoch of the Neogene period.

Vertebrates

=Cartilaginous fishes=

==Sharks==

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==Rays and skates==

=Bony Fishes=

=Reptiles=

=Birds=

=Mammals=

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Invertebrates

=Bivalves=

=Gastropods=

File:Epitonium scalare shell.jpg of the shell of this modern member of the genus Epitonium has raised ribs that are known as costae. Costae are an almost universal feature in shells of Epitonium species.]]

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=Scaphopods=

References

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  • {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021|df= |archive-date= 25 March 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220325060448/http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home|url-status= live}}

See also