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Brown's Canyon

Los Angeles County, California
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Brown's Canyon

Brown's Canyon is a fossil collection site in Los Angeles, California, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Monterey Formation, dated to the Miocene (23.04–5.333 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Etringus scintillans, Ganolytes cameo, Rogenio bowersi, Rhomurus fulcratus, Auxides sanctaemonicae.

Geologic setting

Formation
Monterey
Geologic interval
Miocene
Age
23.04–5.333 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
5
Locality notes

Coordinates are estimated.\r\nBrown's Canon in the Sierra Santa Monica, four miles north of Soldiers' Home and about ten miles northeast of the city of Santa Monica.

Fossils found here

Etringus scintillans
Osteichthyes · Clupeidae
Ganolytes cameo
Osteichthyes · Ganolytidae
Rogenio bowersi
Osteichthyes · Cobitopsidae
Rhomurus fulcratus
Osteichthyes · Forficidae
Auxides sanctaemonicae
Osteichthyes · Scombridae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 186006 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Brown's Canyon?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at Brown's Canyon?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.