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North Coalinga

Fresno County, California
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Next site in CaliforniaUCMP loc. 2693 · 0.6 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About North Coalinga

North Coalinga is a fossil collection site in Fresno, California, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Temblor Formation, dated to the Barstovian (16.3–12.5 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Borophaginae, Aelurodon, Amphicyonidae, Ursidae, Monosaulax, Mammutidae.

Geologic setting

Formation
Temblor
Geologic interval
Barstovian
Age
16.3–12.5 Ma
Depositional environment
terrestrial indet.
Recorded occurrences
18
Locality notes

12 mi N of Coalinga

Fossils found here

Borophaginae
Mammalia · Canidae
Aelurodon
Mammalia · Canidae
Amphicyonidae
Mammalia · Amphicyonidae
Ursidae
Mammalia · Ursidae
Monosaulax
Mammalia · Castoridae
Mammutidae
Mammalia · Mammutidae
Hypohippus
Mammalia · Equidae
Archaeohippus mourningi
Mammalia · Equidae
Desmatippus avus
Mammalia · Equidae
Merychippus brevidontus
Mammalia · Equidae
Merychippus californicus
Mammalia · Equidae
Aphelops megalodus
Mammalia · Rhinocerotidae
Tedfordhyus occidentalis
Mammalia · Tayassuidae
Camelidae
Mammalia · Camelidae
Palaeomerycidae
Mammalia · Palaeomerycidae
Paleoparadoxia tabatai
Mammalia · Paleoparadoxiidae
Carcharodon
Chondrichthyes · Lamnidae
Isurus
Chondrichthyes · Lamnidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 19460 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at North Coalinga?

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 North Coalinga?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.