No other hobby can match the fun of fossil hunting specially in beautiful California . It includes outdoors recreation, adventure, sight-seeing, exercise, the thrill of discovery and the pride of ownership , while providing a highly stimulating intellectual experience. However, seldom one can find the time or the will to put together all what is needed for a rewarding fossil searching expedition. After all, you must know exactly where and what to look for. This website provides the information required and a virtual get together place for sharing adventures, discoveries and the desire of further understanding the wonderful mystery of life.
Fossils are the remains of very ancient life that has been preserved by natural processes.
Most fossils are formed from the hard parts of animals or plants such as shells, teeth, bones, or wood. Fossilization is a process that relies on a chain of very favorable circumstances over very long periods of time. The majority of animals and plants completely disintegrate soon after death. But sometimes, the hard parts of certain organisms is mineralized as part of a sedimentary rock and becomes a fossil. The earth's crust is divided into several Tectonic Plates which move relative to one another.