Temblor Formation facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Temblor Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Oligocene-Mid Miocene ~28–11.6Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geologic formation
Sub-units	Agua Sandstone Member, Buttonbed Sandstone Member, Carneros Sandstone Member, Cymric Shale Member, Devilwater Siltstone, Gould Shale, Media Shale Member, Round Mountain Silt, Santos Shale Member, Wygal Sandstone Member
Underlies	Monterey Formation
Lithology
Primary	Shale, sandstone
Location
Region	Western San Joaquin Valley, Kern County, California
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Temblor Ranch, McKittrick district, Kern County
Named by	Anderson
Year defined	1905

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).

Fossils

Vertebrates

Cartilagenous fishes

Sharks

Isurus planus upper teeth from the Sharktooth Hill bonebed

• 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

• Dasyatis
• Myliobatis

Reptiles

An artist concept of Pacifichelys based on fossil records and descriptions

• Pacifichelys
• †Chelonia californiensis
• †Syllomus aegyptiacus

Birds

Life restoration of Pelagornis

• †Diomedea californica
  • †D. milleri
• †Fulmarus miocaenus
• †Hadrogyps aigialerus
• †Megalodytes morejohni
• †Morus vagabundus
• †Pandion homalopteron
• †Pelagornis cf. orri
• †Presbychen abavus
• †Puffinus inceptor
  • †P. milleri
  • †P. priscus

Artist's rendering of Hypohippus in its natural habitat

Restoration of Paleoparodoxia

Mammals

• †Allodesmus kernensis
• †Bouromeryx americanus
• †Hypohippus
• †Miotapirus
• †Paleoparadoxia tabatai
• †Paratomarctus temerarius
• †Pelagiarctos thomasi
• †Aulophyseter morricei
• †Oedolithax mira
• †Loxolithax sinuosa
• †Parietobalaena securis