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Poyer's Quarry

Los Angeles County, California
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Poyer's Quarry

Poyer's Quarry is a fossil collection site in Los Angeles, California, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Modelo Formation, dated to the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene (11.63–3.6 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore. Documented finds include Phalacrocorax femoralis.

Geologic setting

Formation
Modelo
Geologic interval
Late Miocene to Early Pliocene
Age
11.63–3.6 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore
Recorded occurrences
1
Geology notes

"The material probably represents a relatively shallow inland sea deposit rather than an estuarine one, as indicated by the presence of sponges"

Locality notes

"near Calabasas, nw. 1/4 of sec. 18, T. 1 N., R. 17 W."

Fossils found here

Phalacrocorax femoralis
Aves · Phalacrocoracidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 85203 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Poyer's Quarry?

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 Poyer's Quarry?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.