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Paleontology in California refers to paleontologist research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of California. California contains rocks of almost every age from the Precambrian to the Recent. During the early Paleozoic, California was covered by a warm shallow sea inhabited by marine invertebrates such as ammonites ...
Updated August 15, 2024 at 10:06 AM. Kayakers and snorkelers exploring the Southern California coast spotted an extremely rare oarfish, nicknamed a "doomsday fish" since they are seen in some ...
Dunkleosteus. Dunkleosteus is an extinct genus of large arthrodire ("jointed-neck") fish that existed during the Late Devonian period, about 382–358 million years ago. It was a pelagic fish inhabiting open waters, and one of the first apex predators of any ecosystem. [1]
The Hartley Mammoth Site is a pre-Clovis archaeological and paleontological site in New Mexico.Preserving the butchered remains of two Columbian mammoths, small mammals and fish, the site is notable due to its age (~37,500 BP), which is significantly older than the currently accepted dates for the settlement of the Americas.
On Saturday, Aug. 10, the group encountered the 12-foot oarfish while exploring La Jolla Cove near San Diego, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography shared in a Facebook post featuring photos of ...
The San Dieguito River is a major river in Southern California, United States. Its headwaters rise on the southern slope of the Volcan Mountains in San Diego County, and the river flows generally southwest for 23.8 miles (38.3 km), [3] draining 346 square miles (900 km 2) before emptying into the Pacific Ocean 20 miles (32 km) north of San Diego.
32.5565°N 117.1271°W. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. The San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a series of wildlife refuges established by the United States National Wildlife Service beginning in 1972. The complex incorporates five refuges in San Diego County and Orange County in California.
The San Diego Formation Basin is a confined shallow aquifer. It has a basin ground surface area of 79,724 acres (32,263 ha) and an estimated groundwater storage capacity of 960,000 AF. The depth to groundwater is about 100 feet (30 m). [3] The groundwater in the San Diego Formation is brackish, and its quality is considered to be fair to poor. [3]