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Staton-LaPoint locality, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 33.2422,-107.15 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | New Mexico, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Sierra County, New Mexico, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Staton-LaPoint locality, NMMNH L-353 | Lozinsky R. P., Hunt A. P., et al (1984) | McRae - Hall Lake | "probably" several meters above the Hall Lake-Jose Crek contact | "shale" | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Tyrannosaurus rex species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Tyrannosauridae : Tyrannosaurus : Tyrannosaurus rex | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Lozinsky R. P., Hunt A. P., et al (1984) Late Cretaceous (Lancian) dinosaurs from the McRae Formation, Sierra County, New Mexico, New Mexico Geology 6 4, 72-77 |
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!