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USGS Mesozoic D2055, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 34.7,-107.88 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | New Mexico, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Cibola County, New Mexico, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS Mesozoic D10634, southwest of San Ysidro | Cobban W. A., Hook S. C. (1980) | Mancos Shale | "shale" | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
USGS Mesozoic D2055, Cebollita Mesa, Cibola | Cobban W. A., Hook S. C. (1980) | Mancos Shale - D-Cross | COMMENTS: basal 3 m of D-Cross Tongue of Mancos Shale. AGE: Middle Turonian, on the basis of ammonite biostratigraphy; Prionocyclus wyomingensis collignoniceratid zone (Kennedy et al., 2001). | "shale" | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
USGS Mesozoic D2056, Cebollita Mesa, Cibola | Cobban W. A., Hook S. C. (1980) | Mancos Shale - D-Cross | 5-8 m above base of D-Cross Tongue | "shale" | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Inoceramus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Coilopoceras inflatum species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Coilopoceratidae : Coilopoceras : Coilopoceras inflatum | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Prionocyclus wyomingensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Collignoniceratidae : Prionocyclus : Prionocyclus wyomingensis | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Scaphites sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Scaphitidae : Scaphites | 93.5 - 89.3 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!