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Kern County Fossils

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Mixosaurus
Cymbospondylus
Cymbospondylus

Ichthyosaurs In Kern County
The oldest fossil found in Kern County dates back 220 million years (MY) to the middle Triassic Period, Ladinian Age times when the all of California was sea bottom with perhaps a few islands dotting the tropical sea surface


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Horse Ancestry
The ancient Paleocene swamps of what was to become Kern County, was the stomping ground of the horse ancestor, Tetraclaenodon puercensis

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Dugongs
The fossil history of the Dugong is not well known. However, it is thought to share a common ancestry with the elephants along with such aquatic animals as the now extinct, Desmostylus, and Paleoparadoxia.

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Sea Lion Ancestor
The sea lion ancestor Allodesmus thrived in the Miocene bay that covered what is now Bakersfield CA.

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Link to Sharktooth Hill located in Kern County, California
Link to The San Joaquin Valley Through Time - Submitted by Tim Elam
Link to The McKittrick Tar Seeps - Submitted by Tim Elam
Link to Mount St. Helens - 20 Years Later - Submitted by Tim Elam
Link to The San Andreas Fault
Link to Yosemite Valley