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Palm Park , Sierra County, New Mexico, USA

Mindat.org Locality PageSierra County, New Mexico, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal)33.1,-107.3
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on political unit
Given LocationNew Mexico, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Sierra County, New Mexico, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Cuchillo Negro CreekWang X., Tedford R. H., et al (1999)Palomas4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Elephant Butte ReservoirLucas S. G., Morgan G. S. (1999)Palomas4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Truth or ConsequencesRepenning C. A., May S. R. (1986)Palomas - lowersaid to be early Blancan4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Palm Park (NMMNH 2632)Lucas S. G., Williamson T. E. (1993)Palm Peak37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Palm Park (NMMNH 2633)Lucas S. G., Williamson T. E. (1993)Palm Peak37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Gigantocamelus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Gigantocamelus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Hemiauchenia sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Hemiauchenia4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Odocoileus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Odocoileus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Borophagus hilli
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Borophagus : Borophagus hilli4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Hyaenodon horridus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyaenodontidae : Hyaenodon : Hyaenodon horridus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Hypolagus vetus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Hypolagus : Hypolagus vetus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Notolagus lepusculus
4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Equus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Equus (Dolichohippus) simplicidens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus (Dolichohippus) simplicidens4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Hyracodon sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Hyracodontidae : Hyracodon37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tapirus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : Tapirus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Stegomastodon sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Stegomastodon4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Stegomastodon primitivus
4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Mammut raki
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Mammutidae : Mammut : Mammut raki4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Neotoma quadriplicata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma quadriplicata4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Oryzomys sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Oryzomys4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Prosigmodon sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Prosigmodon4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Nerterogeomys minor
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Nerterogeomys : Geomys minor4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Masticophis sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Masticophis4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Sceloporus undulatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Phrynosomatidae : Sceloporus : Sceloporus undulatus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Terrapene ornata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Emydidae : Terrapene : Terrapene ornata4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Kinosternon flavescens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Kinosternidae : Kinosternon : Kinosternon flavescens4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic

References

Tedford R. H. (1981) Mammalian biochronology of the late Cenozoic basins of New Mexico, Geological Society America Bulletin 92
Lucas S. G., Oakes W. (1986) , in New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 37th Field Conf, 249-255
Repenning C. A., May S. R. (1986) , New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 37
Lucas S. G., Williamson T. E. (1993) , New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 2
Lucas S. G., Morgan G. S. (1999) The oldest Mammut (Mammalia: Proboscidea) from New Mexico, New Mexico Geology 21 1, 10-12
Wang X., Tedford R. H., et al (1999) Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243, 1-392
Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals
Wheatley P. V., Ruez, Jr. D. R. (2003) Pliocene Odocoileus from Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho, and comments on the taxonomic status of Odocoileus brachyodontus, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23 3, 109A
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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