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Sierra Lucero Locality, Valencia County, New Mexico, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)34.64,-107.183
Co-ordinates Derivationestimated from map
Given LocationNew Mexico, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Valencia County, New Mexico, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Sierra Lucero LocalityBerman D. S. (1993)AboAbo Formation = Lower Permian (middle-upper Wolfcampian) (Lucas et al., 2015)not reported295.5 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Pecos River Valley Locality (Sangre de Cristo)Berman D. S. (1993)Sangre de CristoSangre de Cristo Formation = Gzhelian - Sakmarian (Wellstead 1991)not reported303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Xenacanthus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Xenacanthiformes : Xenacanthidae : Xenacanthus303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Phlegethontia sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Aistopoda : Phlegethontiidae : Phlegethontia303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Diadectes sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Diadectidae : Diadectes295.5 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Ophiacodon sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Ophiacodontidae : Ophiacodon303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Sphenacodon sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sphenacodontidae : Sphenacodon295.5 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Lysorophus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Lysorophia : Lysorophus303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Diplocaulus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Diplocaulidae : Diplocaulus303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Gnathorhiza sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Gnathorhizidae : Gnathorhiza303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Gnathorhiza bothrotreta
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Gnathorhizidae : Gnathorhiza : Gnathorhiza bothrotreta295.5 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Embolomeri
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Embolomeri295.5 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Platyhystrix rugosus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Dissorophidae : Platyhystrix : Ctenosaurus rugosus303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Eryops sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Eryopidae : Eryops303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Trimerorhachis sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Trimerorhachidae : Trimerorhachis295.5 - 279.3 Ma
Permian

References

Berman D. S. (1993) Lower Permian vertebrate localities of New Mexico and their assemblages, Vertebrate Paleontology of New Mexico. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 2, 11-21
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