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Marine Fossils, Newhall Creek
Pliocene Pico Formation, 2.6 to 3.0 Million Yrs.

Marine Fossils, Newhall CreekGallery Description

Large bivalve (lower left), possibly Dosinia sp. or Saxidomus sp.; and gastropod Glossaulax reclusiana or Moon snail (upper right).

Marine Fossils, Newhall Creek Large bivalve (lower left), possibly Dosinia sp. or Saxidomus sp.; and gastropod Glossaulax reclusiana or Moon snail (upper right).

Fossil hash: Deposit of broken or worn shells; includes Turritella cooperi (turret shell) and pectinid, possibly Argopecten invalidis (scallop).

Marine Fossils, Newhall Creek Fossil hash: Deposit of broken or worn shells; includes Turritella cooperi (turret shell) and pectinid, possibly Argopecten invalidis (scallop).

Marine Fossils, Newhall Creek Two valves of the oyster Myrakeena veatchii.

Marine Fossils, Newhall Creek Impressions of Lucinoma annulatum (ringed lucine clam).

Marine Fossils, Newhall Creek Pectinid, possibly Argopecten invalidis (scallop).

March 2014 — Marine fossils found in Newhall Creek near Creekview Park, just west of Placerita Canyon, by local historian Lauren Parker and her 6-year-old son.

According to Lindsey Grove, collections manager for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the specimens come from the Pliocene Pico Formation of 2.6 to 3.0 million years ago.

Grove's descriptions of individual specimens appear in the photo captions.

Digital images by Lauren Parker.

FOSSILS

SEE ALSO:
• Fault Zones

Tick Canyon Camel (Maxson 1928)

Sand Canyon Whale

Castaic Bison (1950)

Canyon Country Oreodonts (Whistler 1967)

Newhall Ranch Bivalve

Sand Canyon Marine Fossils x3

Fish Canyon Scallops

Pico Formation 2011 (Squires 2012)

Marine Fossils, Newhall Creek x7

Pico Canyon x2

Marine Fossils,
Towsley Canyon x12

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