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Suey Ranch

San Luis Obispo County, California
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Next site in CaliforniaUCMP loc. 2526 · 6 mi

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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 Suey Ranch

Suey Ranch is a fossil collection site in San Luis Obispo, California, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Monterey Formation, dated to the Clarendonian (12.5–9.4 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Delphinavus newhalli, Megapetalus.

Geologic setting

Formation
Monterey
Geologic interval
Clarendonian
Age
12.5–9.4 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
2
Locality notes

Sulphur Creek canyon, about 700 feet above sea-level and 30 miles in a direct line from the ocean, SE corner of Section 17, Range 32, W. Township 11, north San Bernadino Base and meridian

Fossils found here

Delphinavus newhalli
Mammalia · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Megapetalus
Echinoidea · Asterostomatidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 47432 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Suey Ranch?

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 Suey Ranch?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.