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USGS Mesozoic D10472, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 34.44,-107.46 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | New Mexico, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Socorro County, New Mexico, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS Mesozoic D10472, northeast of Alamo | Cobban W. A. (1988) | Mancos Shale - Rio Salado Tongue | Upper part of Rio Salado Tongue | "shale" | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Spathites rioensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Spathites : Spathites rioensis | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Cobban W. A. (1988) The Late Cretaceous ammonite Spathites Kummel & Decker in New Mexico and Trans-Pecos Texas, New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources Bulletin 114, 5-21 |
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!