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Millbrook Drive

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 Millbrook Drive

Millbrook Drive is a fossil collection site in Los Angeles, California, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Modelo Formation, dated to the Serravallian (13.82–11.63 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Chauliodus eximius, Cystoseira occidentalis, Chondrides.

Geologic setting

Formation
Modelo
Geologic interval
Serravallian
Age
13.82–11.63 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
3
Locality notes

NE slope of the Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles County , California

Fossils found here

Chauliodus eximius
Osteichthyes · Stomiidae
Cystoseira occidentalis
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Chondrides
Florideophyceae · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 200778 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Millbrook Drive?

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 Millbrook Drive?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.