Recently Asked
Learn what the community is asking about this season, with answers by Museum experts.
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“Hello! I was wondering if you could help me figure out what this is...we found it at the UCSB beach. We tried to save it, but it looked like we might have been too late :-(”
Marc, UC Santa Barbara - July 27, 2024
“While my 10-year-old daughter was wading in the ocean near the shore of Catalina Harbor, she found this bone? tooth? We brought it onto our boat for examination and to snap some pictures. Can yo...”
Cassandra, California - July 9, 2024
“Thank you for identifying the last fungus to Phellinus gilvus.
I attached 2 more photos I assumed were Phellinus gilvus, that I took from coast live oak in a park...”
Robert Weiss, Photo taken in santa barbara park - June 5, 2024
“Can someone identify this conk?
All 4 photos are from same conk on valley oak (Quercus lobata) near Pinnacles National Park.”
Robert, California - June 1, 2024
“Hello-I'm trying to make an authentic Chumash arrow and quiver. I saw someone ask a similar question about the arrow, but I didn't see anything about the quiver. I was wondering if there...”
Steve, Santa Ana - May 17, 2024
“Hello!
Can you tell what type of feathers these are? The white one was rather large, maybe 20 centimeters long. I was guessing possibly a Great Egret. The black feather was pretty small,...”
Kevin, UCSB - May 14, 2024
“I was near Goleta beach and found what looks like a fossil I'll attach pictures and hopeful you can give me some insight”
Deven, Santa Barbara - April 27, 2024
“Hello,I am hoping someone can identify this sea creature that washed up on shore. It seems to have wings, a tail, legs and the face that resembles a large fish. It's about 4 feet lo...”
Emma, Montecito - March 29, 2024
“Can you tell me what these strange flat bones are from? Recent finds on Devereaux Beach, among after-storm wash-ups. I will return them to the beach. I have another image showing it's thickness,...”
Katey, Santa Barbara - March 7, 2024
“Hi. My friend took this pic on a beach here. It is very large. About 5ft by 5/6 ft. It looks to hale a whale vertebrae in it?”
Tamara, Santa barbara - February 5, 2024
