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The Badlands (California)

Coordinates: 33°57′15.059″N 117°6′48.119″W / 33.95418306°N 117.11336639°W / 33.95418306; -117.11336639
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The Badlands
San Timoteo Badlands
The Badlands is located in California
The Badlands
The Badlands
Location of The Badlands in California
Highest point
Elevation692 ft (211 m)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyRiverside County
Range coordinates33°57′15.059″N 117°6′48.119″W / 33.95418306°N 117.11336639°W / 33.95418306; -117.11336639[1]
Topo mapUSGS El Casco

The Badlands are a mountain range in Riverside County, California.[1] They are also known as the San Timoteo Badlands. The range trend northwest–southeast with the San Jacinto Valley to the southwest, the San Timoteo Canyon to the northeast and the San Jacinto Mountains to the east.[2][3] These mountains separate the cities of Beaumont and Moreno Valley. The mountains are crossed by California State Route 60, California State Route 79, and a handful of smaller roads.

Fossil excavations

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The San Timoteo Badlands were excavated under by a team sponsored by Childs Frick from 1916 to 1921.[4][5][6] Comprising both the Mt. Eden Formation and the San Timoteo Formation, fossils from the Late Miocene, Pliocene and early Pleistocene have been recovered from several sites across the Badlands.[5][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Badlands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ Santa Ana, California, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
  3. ^ Palm Springs, California, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  4. ^ "The Bone Mine". The Banning Record. 1918-03-07. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  5. ^ a b Albright, L. Barry; Kendall, Jr., Arthur (2000-08-03). Biostratigraphy and Vertebrate Paleontology of the San Timoteo Badlands, Southern California. University of California Press. doi:10.1525/california/9780520098367.003.0001. ISBN 978-0-520-09836-7.
  6. ^ "Big Pine Citizen 2 March 1918 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  7. ^ "San Timoteo Badlands". www.utep.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-22.