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The specimen was listed as a hatchet fish, however it looks more like a lantern fish to me. It was from an old collection. Age: Puente Formation, Miocene Location: California, Los Angeles, USA
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Pre–Younger Dryas megafaunal extirpation in southern California
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How Early Humans May Have Transformed L.A.’s Landscape Forever Science Friday, NPR, August 25, 2023 Uncovering Death by Fire 13,000 years ago Micheal Price, Sciences News, August 17, 2023 La Brea Tar Pits Reveal Clues to Mysterious Mass Extinction By Shana Hutchins, Futurity, August 18, 2023 The paywalled paper is: O’Keefe, F.R., Dunn, R.E., Weitzel, E.M., Waters, M.R., Martinez, L.N., Binder, W.J., Southon, J.R., Cohen, J.E., Meachen, J.A., DeSantis, L.R. and Kirby, M.E., 2023. Pre–Younger Dryas megafaunal extirpation at Rancho La Brea linked to fire-driven state shift. Science, 381(6659), p.eabo3594. Yours, Paul H.-
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Here are the only fossils that I have at the moment I hope to continue to grow my collection! Pictures 1, 2, and 3 are of my Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis vertebra. Per the seller, it is from the Cretaceous (Barremian Stage), and originated from the Isle of Wight's Wessex Formation (Wealden Group). Picture 4 is of my flea market Colpocoryphe grandis, likely originating from Morocco. Picture 5 is of my gifted partial (most likely) Merycoidodon gracilis skull, originating from possibly Wyoming or Nebraska. Picture 6, my most recent purchase, is of a plate of four upper Cretaceous shrimp originating from Hjoula, Lebanon's Sannine Formation.
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Hello all! This is my first post, so forgive me. I found this near a small stream in a hiking spot called LimeKiln in Porter Ranch, California, Los Angeles County. I know nothing about the area, and while I’ve heard that LimeKiln used to be a lime quarry I don’t even know what lime looks like so I’d rather not guess as to what sorts of rocks are nearby. Anyway, is this an actual fossil? It feels heavy like a rock, not light like bone. If so, any ideas as to what it might be? Please forgive my hand holding video with no measurements. I will dig up a ruler tomorrow, but for tonight I’m just so excited about this I’m posting anyway, just in case what I have found is super obvious. Forgive me, I’ll do better next time! I really appreciate you looking at this thing I’ve found. It’s been on my list to find a fossil for a very long time. Hopefully this is it! IMG_1382.MOV
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Found this about 10’-12’ deep while digging a soil sample in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. I’m located on the peninsula, 575 feet above sea level. Object weighs 2.5 lbs and is pretty solid. Noticed a very small shell imprint. Ignore dark colors, it was damp from cleaning. any ideas on what it might be?
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I joined with the hopes that someone here may know more about Natlandite fossil stone. My wife inherited a polished three piece set and unfortunately there is very little information available about it online. Within the two articles I could find we have learned that "it was first discovered in 1954 in Los Angeles, Ca. by geologist Manley L. Natland, during a small dig he made in his offices backyard. He was given a rock brought up during soil testing for an annex to the old Atlantic Richfield Building at 6th and Flower streets. Natland estimated the fossil stone to be between 5 to 7 million years old and said that it was likely formed when an earthquake dislodged a great mass of sludge from the Los Feliz area (then the seashore) and moved it to the Arco site, where it solidified. He had it cut and polished, revealing shells of bivalves, gastropods and coral in a marble like material, but thought no more about it until 1969, after he had retired from Atlantic Richfield, now Arco. That year, he asked to examine the excavation site where the building and it's annex were being torn down to make way for Arco towers, now known as City National Plaza. What he found was an entire bed of the fossil stone that he had seen years earlier. Natland arranged to have 500 tons of it hauled away and eventually had the rock cut and shaped into tables and statuary. The rock is about as hard as quartz and it contains about 350 different species. It was also named the official gemstone of Los Angeles in 1981." I have spoken with a paleontologist here at our local museum of natural history and he stated that he believes that some record of the stones should be preserved in a museum, if that has not already happened. He gave me the contact information of a paleontologist at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History and suggested that I contact them, as they would be the most appropriate place to store such fossils. They are absolutely beautiful pieces and any info or suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much for taking time to read my post. Brandon Massey
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Hello, Could anyone identify the species of these two beetles from the La Brea Tar Pits of Los Angeles, California, USA? The large one is 3 cm and the small one is 1 cm. I've heard the terms "water beetle" and "carrion beetle" get thrown around but it's confusing. I think the larger might be Cybister explanatus? Thanks.
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Hi! I found this treasure trove next to the LA river, can anyone tell me what type of Animal/Shark these are from? Also what’s the best method of preserving them, they are very fragile and are falling apart. Thank you!
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Greetings Everyone, Been a fossil Fan probably all my life. Also big into local Archaeology , I am a Flyfishing Junkie as well (this explains my Moniker). I have recently gotten back into hunting Fossils seriously.. didn't spendi much of the past 20 years occasionally looking for Fossils. I am lucky because the Santa Monica Mtns are literally in my backyard and there are soo many fossil hunting locals to choice from. within them. I figured getting signed up on this forum is a good idea, always game to learn more... Thanks for letting me join, DEAN ~~~~
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Hello everyone! I'm new to the Dinosaur Fossil world, and am aspiring to be an avid collector! Looking forward to learning about different species, and picking up my first few pieces! I even picked up a museum display case in preparation! Dustin
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Hi Everyone, this is my first post and I like to thank you for your information. I will be traveling to the US in October. I'm going to travel in my car from Los Angeles, las vegas, Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Amarillo, Oklahoma, Memphis, New Orleans, Panama City, Sarasota, and Orlando. I want to take advantage of that to do little fossil huntings across that sites. Obviously, I don't want to do something illegal or wrong while collecting. I was talking with some guy from natural science and tell me which is legal and which not. The original idea is to fossil collect near the road. Do you know where to find good fossils like ammonites, corals, shells, echinoderms, etc near roads? This will be my route. I'm not professional or the next Alan Grant or Charig. I only want one specimen or two from every place if possible. Thanks to everyone, sorry for my English. If you tell me where to stop near the road or taking a detour for a mile will be alright. I have already some point marked but you're the bosses, boys and Girls!!!
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Bones of prehistoric animals found during construction of LA subway
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Hi there, Do you know anyone who can polish a baby T. rex tooth? It's been made into a necklace / jeweler but the tooth needs to be fixed. Please let me know! Must be based in the Los Angeles area. Thanks!
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New Pleistocene Vertebrate Fossils from Los Angeles, California, Subway Excavations
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Ice Age fossils emerge during Los Angeles subway dig Diana Kruzman , USA Today, July 10, 2017 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/10/ice-age-fossils-emerge-los-angeles-subway-dig/103026368/ Yours, Paul H.-
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La Brea Tar Pits Museum Bracing for a Flood of Fossils
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La Brea Tar Pits Museum Bracing for a Flood of Fossils This Summer http://www.lamag.com/mag-features/purple-line-fossils/ The La Brea Tar Pits http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/quaternary/labrea.html Yours, Paul H.-
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The tooth that started it all, found while looking for rocks in the Santa Monica mountains. I just looked down and wow nice great white. At first I thought someone dropped it as why would there be a big shark tooth on the side of a mountain. Turns out I got lucky and found a great fossil. I have looked a bunch more and not found anything else in the area, it is still the largest tooth in my collection! Thanks for looking
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Mammoth Fossils Found Beneath Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
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Metro unearths ancient elephant fossils below Wilshire Boulevard, Curbed LA - Dec 1, 2016 http://la.curbed.com/2016/12/1/13802216/metro-mastodon-mammoth-purple-line-fossils Metro Workers Unearth Mammoth Fossils During Purple Line Construction K-Earth 101 FM http://kearth101.cbslocal.com/2016/12/01/metro-workers-unearth-mammoth-fossils-during-purple-line-construction/ Mammoth tusk, teeth, and skull discovered during construction of Los Angeles Metro line Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3989006/A-mammoth-discovery-Tusk-teeth-skull-ancient-elephants-discovered-construction-Los-Angeles-Metro-line.html Yours, Paul H.-
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