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UCR 4927

San Diego County, California
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 15, 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 UCR 4927

UCR 4927 is a fossil collection site in San Diego, California, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Scripps Formation, dated to the Lutetian (48.07–41.03 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as open shallow subtidal. Documented finds include Bittium cliffensis, Rimella supraplicata, Ficopsis remondii, Ranellina pilsbryi, Tejonia moragai, Turritella andersoni lawsoni.

Geologic setting

Formation
Scripps
Geologic interval
Lutetian
Age
48.07–41.03 Ma
Depositional environment
open shallow subtidal
Recorded occurrences
13
Geology notes

inner shelf

Fossils found here

Bittium cliffensis
Gastropoda · Cerithiidae
Rimella supraplicata
Gastropoda · Strombidae
Ficopsis remondii
Gastropoda · Ficidae
Ranellina pilsbryi
Gastropoda · Bursidae
Tejonia moragai
Gastropoda · Naticidae
Turritella andersoni lawsoni
Gastropoda · Turritellidae
Turritella uvasana applinae
Gastropoda · Turritellidae
Crassatella uvasana
Bivalvia · Crassatellidae
Glycymeris (Glycymeris) rosecanyonensis
Bivalvia · Glycymerididae
Macoma (Rexithaerus) rosa
Bivalvia · Tellinidae
Pitaria intica
Bivalvia · Veneridae
Antigona kelloggi
Bivalvia · Veneridae
Tellina soledadensis
Bivalvia · Tellinidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 200727 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at UCR 4927?

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 UCR 4927?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.