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Tatum Basin, Lea County, New Mexico, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 33.25,-103.317 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | New Mexico, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Lea County, New Mexico, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Tatum Basin, phylloid-algal mounds | Cys J. M. (1985) | Hueco | informal Bough Member of Hueco Formation | bafflestone | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Tubiphytes sp. genus | Nigriporellidae : Tubiphytes | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic |
Bryozoa phylum | Animalia : Bryozoa | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic |
Crinoidea class | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic |
Gastropoda class | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic |
Foraminifera phylum | Foraminifera | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic |
Eugonophyllum sp. genus | Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Codiaceae : Eugonophyllum | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic |
References
Cys J. M. (1985) Lower Permian phylloid algal mounds, southern Tatum Basin, southeastern New Mexico, USA, in D. F. Toomey and M. H. Nitecki, eds., Paleoalgology. Springer, 179-187 |
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!