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NMMNH Loc L-4274, San Juan County, New Mexico, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)36.2925,-108.55
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationNew Mexico, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)San Juan County, New Mexico, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
NMMNH Loc L-4274, Hunter WashWilliamson T. E., Carr T. D. (2003)Kirtland - Hunter Washnot reported83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
NMMNH Locality L-4010Carr T. D., Williamson T. E. (2010)Fruitland - Fossil Forestapprox. 5 m below the "Bisti Bed"conglomerate83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
NMMNH Location L-3506Carr T. D., Williamson T. E. (2010)Kirtland - Hunter Washnot reported83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Chondrichthyes
class
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mammalia
class
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hadrosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachycephalosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Pachycephalosauridae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Osteichthyes
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crocodylia
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Krokolithidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Krokolithidae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Prismatoolithus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Prismatoolithidae : Prismatoolithus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Squamata
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Testudinata
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Protochelys : Testudinata83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Testudoolithus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudoolithidae : Testudoolithus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Testudines
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Adocus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Adocidae : Adocus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baenidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Baenidae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Denazinemys nodosa
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Baenidae : Denazinemys : Denazinemys nodosa83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Basilemys gaffneyi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Nanhsiungchelyidae : Basilemys : Basilemys gaffneyi83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trionyx robustus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Trionyx : Trionyx robustus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bistahieversor sealeyi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Bistahieversor : Bistahieversor sealeyi83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Continuoolithus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Elongatoolithidae : Continuoolithus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Porituberoolithus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Elongatoolithidae : Porituberoolithus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Unionidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Williamson T. E., Carr T. D. (2003) A new genus of derived pachycephalosaurian from western North America, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 4, 779-801
Carr T. D., Williamson T. E. (2010) Bistahieversor sealeyi, gen. et sp. nov., a new tyrannosauroid from New Mexico and the origin of deep snouts in Tyrannosauroidea, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 1, 1-16
Tanaka K., Zelenitsky D. K., et al (2011) Fossil eggshells from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Fruitland Formation, New Mexico, Historical Biology 23 1, 41-55 doi:10.1080/08912963.2010.499171
Sullivan R. M., Jasinski S. E., et al (2012) Re-assessment of Late Campanian (Kirtlandian) turtles from the Upper Cretaceous Fruitland and Kirtland formations, San Juan Basin, New Mexico, USA, Morphology and Evolution of Turtles, 337-387 doi:10.1007/978-94-007-4309-0_20
Sullivan R. M., Lucas S. G. (2014) Stratigraphic distribution of hadrosaurids in the Upper Cretaceous Fruitland, Kirtland, and Ojo Alamo formations, San Juan Basin, New Mexico, Hadrosaurs, 361-384
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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