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USGS D5798, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 34.35,-107.185 |
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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 D5798, Carbon Springs | Hook S. C., Cobban W. A. (2017) | Mancos Shale - Bridge Creek Limestone | The ammonite Euomphaloceras septemseriatum (D5798), a key upper Cenomanian guide fossil in the Western Interior, occurs in the basal limestone. | "limestone" | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Mecaster batnensis species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : Mecaster : Mecaster batnensis | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
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!