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Sharktooth Hill

Sharktooth Hill
Sharktooth Hill

Sharktooth Hill is one of the most abundant, diverse and well-preserved fossil marine vertebrate sites in the world.

Location: Kern County, CA

Year designated: 1976

Acres: 326

Ownership: Private


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Last Updated: June 28, 2012