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UCR 4935

San Diego County, California
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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 UCR 4935

UCR 4935 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 Neverita (Neverita) globosa, Tejonia moragai, Turritella uvasana applinae, Voluta eomagna, Crassatella uvasana.

Geologic setting

Formation
Scripps
Geologic interval
Lutetian
Age
48.07–41.03 Ma
Depositional environment
open shallow subtidal
Recorded occurrences
5
Geology notes

inner shelf

Fossils found here

Neverita (Neverita) globosa
Gastropoda · Naticidae
Tejonia moragai
Gastropoda · Naticidae
Turritella uvasana applinae
Gastropoda · Turritellidae
Voluta eomagna
Gastropoda · Volutidae
Crassatella uvasana
Bivalvia · Crassatellidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 200728 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at UCR 4935?

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 4935?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.