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UCMP V-6878

Stanislaus County, California
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About UCMP V-6878

UCMP V-6878 is a fossil collection site in Stanislaus, California, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Mehrten Formation, dated to the Pliocene (5.333–2.58 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Orthodon, Hesperotestudo orthopygia.

Geologic setting

Formation
Mehrten
Geologic interval
Pliocene
Age
5.333–2.58 Ma
Depositional environment
terrestrial indet.
Recorded occurrences
2

Fossils found here

Orthodon
Osteichthyes · Cyprinidae
Hesperotestudo orthopygia
Reptilia · Testudinidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 67489 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at UCMP V-6878?

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 V-6878?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.