Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Paleontological Survey Alison L. Koch, Vincent L. Santucci, and Ted R. Weasma Technical Report NPS/NRGRD/GRDTR-04/01 ains Natio nt na ou l R e M c a r c e i a n t i o o n M A a t r e n a a S Paleontological Survey United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service - Geologic Resources Division Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Paleontological Survey 29 Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Paleontological Survey Alison L. Koch Vincent L. Santucci Ted R. Weasma Geologic Resources Division National Park Service Denver, Colorado NPS/NRGRD/GRDTR-04/01 2004 30 Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Paleontological Survey 31 Dedicated to Norma Agusta Steiner and Margaret Llewellyn Koch 32 Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Paleontological Survey 33 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................................................................1 SIGNIFICANCE OF PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES....................................................................................................................1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND..........................................................................................................................................................2 ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY...........................................................................................................................................................3 Scope of Collections..............................................................................................................................................3 Draft Comprehensive Design Plan, Simi Hills, Environmental Assessment.........................................3 Calabasas Landfill Special Use Permit, Environmental Assessment.........................................................3 Water Resources Management Plan...................................................................................................................3 Land Protection Plan.............................................................................................................................................3 Resource Management Plan.................................................................................................................................3 Museum Management Plan.................................................................................................................................3 General Management Plan...................................................................................................................................3 Fire Management Plan..........................................................................................................................................4 Draft Long -Range Interpretive Plan...............................................................................................................4 Trail Management Plan.........................................................................................................................................4 GEOLOGY...............................................................................................................................................................................................4 GEOLOGIC HISTORY....................................................................................................................................................................4 FOSSILIFEROUS ROCK FORMATIONS...........................................................................................................................................6 TAXONOMY............................................................................................................................................................................................8 MICROFOSSILS.............................................................................................................................................................................8 FOSSIL PLANTS............................................................................................................................................................................8 FOSSIL INVERTEBRATES...............................................................................................................................................................8 FOSSIL VERTEBRATES...................................................................................................................................................................8 TRACE FOSSILS............................................................................................................................................................................9 LOCALITIES..........................................................................................................................................................................................9 OLD TOPANGA CANYON (AMPHITHEATER)...............................................................................................................................9 FOSSIL FISH LOCALITIES IN THE MODELO FORMATION..........................................................................................................10 PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT..........................................................................................................10 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE POLICY.............................................................................................................................................10 MONITORING..............................................................................................................................................................................11 Climatological Data Assessments......................................................................................................................11 Rates of Erosion Studies......................................................................................................................................11 Assessment of Human Activities, Behaviors, and Other Variables............................................................11 Condition Assessment and Cyclic Prospecting............................................................................................11 Periodic Photographic Monitoring.................................................................................................................11 STABILIZATION/REBURIAL...........................................................................................................................................................11 SHELTERS.....................................................................................................................................................................................11 EXCAVATION................................................................................................................................................................................11 CLOSURE.....................................................................................................................................................................................11 PATROLS.......................................................................................................................................................................................11 ALARM SYSTEMS/ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE........................................................................................................................11 BASELINE PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCE INVENTORIES..........................................................................................................11 PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCE PROTECTION...............................................................................................................12 34 Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Paleontological Survey 35 RESEARCH............................................................................................................................................................................................12 CURRENT RESEARCH.................................................................................................................................................................12 POTENTIAL RESEARCH...............................................................................................................................................................13 Old Topanga Canyon (Amphitheater)............................................................................................................13 Further Investigation of Fossils Fish Beds......................................................................................................13 Inventory of Fossil Wood Deposits.................................................................................................................13 PERMIT SYSTEM.........................................................................................................................................................................13 FUNDING....................................................................................................................................................................................13 LITERATURE SURVEY...................................................................................................................................................................13