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UTEP Loc. 959, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)35.2739,-108.755
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationNew Mexico, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)McKinley County, New Mexico, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
UTEP Loc. 959, VanderwagenKues B. S., Froehlich J. W., et al (1977)Mancos/Gullup93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Chondrichthyes
class
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Odontaspis sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Odontaspis93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scapanorhynchus raphiodon
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Mitsukurinidae : Scapanorhynchus : Scapanorhynchus raphiodon93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ischyrhiza sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Sclerorhynchiformes : Sclerorhynchidae : Ischyrhiza93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ornithischia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Testudines
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Granocardium sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Granocardium93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ostrea soleniscus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea soleniscus93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lima sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Lima93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fasciolaria sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Fasciolaria93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Volutoderma sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pholidotomidae : Volutoderma93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gyrodes sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Gyrodes93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Kues B. S., Froehlich J. W., et al (1977) Paleontological survey, resource assessment, and mitigation plan for the Bisti-Star Lake Area, northwestern New Mexico, Report to the Bureau of Land Management, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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!
 
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