new finds

[cowgirlfossils]

Picked up a few things on a hot muggy walk,  I mean climb, yesterday.

North Simi Valley, most likely Quaternary.

New site features make this all so easy!  Good job guys!

[Herb]

very nice finds

[goatinformationist]

Way to go.  Now go out and find more.

[cowgirlfossils]

I'm running out of storage room!  Vert of  Dugong?  Dolphin?  any thoughts? Anyone?

[ynot]

No dugong in California.

Probably dolphin rib, but awfully fragmented to be sure.

[cowgirlfossils]

ok not dugong..but we have found ribs and verts from Cuesta sea cow ...but most likely to small for that.  Big rib maybe whale.

[KimTexan]

Is that a cetacean vertebra? Is it fossilized?

 

It looks like the area has every epoch of the Neogene and Paleogene present as well as Pleistocene and upper Cretaceous. Interesting mix all near each other.

[cowgirlfossils]

Yes, fossilized.  Cuesta sea cow.  as per Boesse.

Hard to tell sometimes if land or sea.  Many sand layers from many time periods.  We find mastodon near whale.  Shallow seas, shore line and deep sea trenches.

Of course that is the top of the mountain now.  Much fun!

Thanks for the reply.

[Boesse]

@cowgirlfossils is right - this is Hydrodamalis cuestae, the giant extinct sea cow. Bear in mind that 'dugong' has two meanings: informally referring to dugongid sea cows and the extant genus Dugong. There are several extinct dugongids from California, including H. gigas, Dioplotherium allisoni, Dusisiren dewana, and Dusisiren jordani.

[ynot]

17 minutes ago, Boesse said:

@cowgirlfossils is right - this is Hydrodamalis cuestae, the giant extinct sea cow. Bear in mind that 'dugong' has two meanings: informally referring to dugongid sea cows and the extant genus Dugong. There are several extinct dugongids from California, including H. gigas, Dioplotherium allisoni, Dusisiren dewana, and Dusisiren jordani.

Are You talking about the rib fragments or the vert?

[cowgirlfossils]

He is speaking of the large vert.

My hero.

I have no idea what the 20 minute video is.