Sharktooth Hill Bonebed

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fossil specimen
gptkbp:age gptkb:Miocene
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf gptkb:fish
marine mammals
sea birds
sharks
gptkbp:discoveredIn mid-19th century
gptkbp:fossilDepositsDateTo about 16 to 15 million years ago
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sharktooth Hill Bonebed
gptkbp:knownFor abundant marine fossils
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Kern_County,_California
gptkbp:near gptkb:Bakersfield,_California
gptkbp:notableFor diverse marine fauna
well-preserved shark teeth
gptkbp:partOf Round Mountain Silt geological formation
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:nature_reserve
one of the richest Miocene fossil sites in North America
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pelagiarctos
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6