Jewett Sand Formation
{{Infobox rockunit
| name = Jewett Sand Formation
| type = Formation
| 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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- †Alopias exiguaF. M. Anderson. 1911. The Neocene deposits of Kern River, California, and the Temblor Basin. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 3:73-148
- †Alopias latidens
- Alopias vulpinus'
- †Carcharocles angustidens '
- †Carcharodon hastalis'
- Carcharhinus sp.'
- Cephaloscyllium sp.'
- Cetorhinus sp.'
- Echinorhinus blakei'
- †Galeocerdo medius'
- †Galeorhinus latus'
- Heterodontus sp.
- Hexanchus sp.
- †Megachasma applegatei K. Shimada, B. J. Welton, and D. J. Long. 2014. A new fossil megamouth shark (Lamniformes, Megachasmidae) from the Oligocene-Miocene of the western United States. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34(2):281-290
- †Megalolamna paradoxodon{{Cite journal|last=Shimada|first=K.|last2=Chandler|first2=R. E.|last3=Lam|first3=O. L. T.|last4= Tanaka|first4= T.|last5= Ward|first5=D. J.|date= 2016-10-03|title=A new elusive otodontid shark (Lamniformes: Otodontidae) from the lower Miocene, and comments on the taxonomy of otodontid genera, including the 'megatoothed' clade|journal= Historical Biology|volume= 29|issue= 5|pages= 704–714|doi= 10.1080/08912963.2016.1236795|issn=0891-2963}}
- †Negaprion elongata'
- Odontaspis ferox'
- †Parotodus benedini'
- Sphyrna sp.'
- †Squalus serriculus'
- Squatina lerichi'
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==Rays and skates==
=Bony Fishes=
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- Bothidae indet.
- Embiotocidae indet.
- Gadidae indet.
- Pleuronectidae indet.
- Sciaenidae indet.
- Scorpaenidae indet.
=Reptiles=
- Chelonia indet.
- Crocodylia indet.
- †Psephophorus calvertensis
=Birds=
=Mammals=
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- †Allodesmus kernensisL. E. Wilson. 1935. Miocene marine mammals from the Bakersfield region, California. The Peabody Museum of Natural History Bulletin. 4:1-143
- †Allodelphis pratti
- †Anchitherium sp.
- †Argyrocetus joaquinensis
- †Argyrocetus bakersfieldensis
- †Desmathyus
- †Enaliarctidae indet.
- †Enaliarctos mealsi
- †Macrodelphinus kelloggi
- †Miodelphis californicus
- Otariidae indet.
- Phocidae indet.
- Pinnipedia indet.
- †Pinnarctidion bishopi
- †Squalodontidae indet.
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Invertebrates
=Bivalves=
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- Aequipecten andersoni
- Arca montareyanna
- Chione temblorensis
- Clementia pertenuis
- Crassostrea titan
- Crenomytilus mathewsoni
- Cytheria matthewsoni
- Dosinia conradi
- Dosinia whitneyi
- Glycymeris septentrionalis
- Homomya sp.
- Mactromeris albaria
- Mytilus sp.
- Nodipecten estrellanus
- Pecten bowersi
- Pecten magnolia
- Pecten nevadaensis
- Pecten perrini
- Pecten sespeensis
- Pectunculus branneri
- Phacoides actulineatus
- Pinna alamedaensis
- Pycnodonte eldridgei
- Solen sp.
- Tellina ocoyana
- Tellina sp.
- Trachycardium vaquerosensis
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=Gastropods=
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- Agasoma gravidum
- Agasoma kerrianum
- Conus oweni
- Crepidula princeps
- Epitonium rugiferum
- Natica lewisi
- Neverita callosa
- Purpura lima
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=Scaphopods=
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{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
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