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Aspideretes puercensis type locality, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 36.6164,-106.723 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | New Mexico, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Amyda ventricosa type locality, Rio Arriba County | Hay O. P. (1908) | 'Wasatch deposits' | not reported | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene | |
Aspideretes puercensis type locality, ?southern part of Rio Arriba County | Hay O. P. (1908) | 'Puerco beds' | not reported | 66 - 63.3 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Pantrionychidae unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Pantrionychidae | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene |
Trionyx singularis species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Trionyx : Trionyx singularis | 66 - 63.3 Ma Paleocene |
References
Hay O. P. (1908) The fossil turtles of North America, Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 75, 1-568 |
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!