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Stone Canyon

Monterey County, California
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Next site in CaliforniaUCMP loc. 2619 · 5 mi

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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 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 Stone Canyon

Stone Canyon is a fossil collection site in Monterey, California, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Vaqueros Formation, dated to the Burdigalian (20.45–15.98 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as deltaic indet. Documented finds include Cetotherium furlongi.

Geologic setting

Formation
Vaqueros
Geologic interval
Burdigalian
Age
20.45–15.98 Ma
Depositional environment
deltaic indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Geology notes

river dominated in the north, wave-dominated in the south; heavy sedimentation from river; some combination of wave- and river- forces at boundary

Locality notes

in Stone Cayon, southeast of the town of King City, Monterey County, California. Section 14, Township 22 South, Range 13 East Priest Valley Quad

Fossils found here

Cetotherium furlongi
Mammalia · Cetotheriidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 45496 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Stone 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 Stone Canyon?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.