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Sixmile Canyon, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 35.5142,-108.612 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
| Given Location | New Mexico, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | McKinley County, New Mexico, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixmile Canyon, near Gallup, NMMNH L-5700 | Heckert A. B., Lucas S. G., et al (2012) | Chinle - Bluewater Creek | "Lower Bluewater Creek Formation, Chinle Group (Upper Triassic: Adamanian) [= Bluewater Creek Member of Chinle Formation of other authors]. The fossils were found weathering from a purple mudstone unit immediately below the first prominent red band of Bluewater Creek strata in Sixmile Canyon, in the middle of unit 4 of the Sixmile Canyon I measured section of Heckert and Lucas (2002a, 2003; Fig. 1C). In 2002, we acquired samples of a tuffaceous sandstone at the base of the Blue Mesa Member local | mudstone | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Doswellia sixmilensisspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Doswelliidae : Doswellia : Doswellia sixmilensis | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
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!
