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Ash Canyon - Upham Dolomite Mbr., Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 32.6,-106.533 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | New Mexico, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Ash Canyon - Cutter Dolomite | Elias R. J. (1985) | Montoya - Cutter | dolomite | 449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic | |
Ash Canyon - Aleman Formation | Elias R. J. (1985) | Montoya - Aleman | dolomite | 452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Ash Canyon - Upham Dolomite Mbr. | Elias R. J. (1985) | Second Value Dolomite - Upham Dolomite | dolomite | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician | |
Ash Canyon - Upham Dolomite Mbr., Second Value Fm. | Flower R. H. (1957) | Second Value Dolomite - Upham Dolomite | dolomite | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Bighornia sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Bighornia | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Grewingkia sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Grewingkia | 452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Grewingkia robusta species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Grewingkia : Grewingkia robusta | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Salvadorea sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Salvadorea | 452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Actinoceras incantatum species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Actinoceratidae : Actinoceras : Actinoceras incantatum | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
References
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!