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UCMP loc. 2110

Fresno County, California
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About UCMP loc. 2110

UCMP loc. 2110 is a fossil collection site in Fresno, California, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Etchegoin Formation, dated to the Pliocene (5.333–2.58 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Dendraster gibbsii, Glycymeris septentrionalis, Pseudocardium densatum, Mytilus (Crenomytilus) coalingensis, Patinopecten lohri, Saxidomus nuttalli.

Geologic setting

Formation
Etchegoin
Geologic interval
Pliocene
Age
5.333–2.58 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
11
Locality notes

2110. Middle of southern boundary of Sec. 1, T. 21 S, R. 14 E. Upper middle Etchegoin.

Fossils found here

Dendraster gibbsii
Echinoidea · Dendrasteridae
Glycymeris septentrionalis
Bivalvia · Glycymerididae
Pseudocardium densatum
Bivalvia · Mactridae
Mytilus (Crenomytilus) coalingensis
Bivalvia · Mytilidae
Patinopecten lohri
Bivalvia · Pectinidae
Saxidomus nuttalli
Bivalvia · Veneridae
Tresus nuttallii
Bivalvia · Mactridae
Caesia californiana
Gastropoda · Nassariidae
Califostoma turris
Gastropoda · Muricidae
Tamiosoma gregaria
Thecostraca · Balanidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 216568 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at UCMP loc. 2110?

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 UCMP loc. 2110?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.