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Arroyo Seco 1, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)36.2053,-106.339
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationNew Mexico, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Arroyo Seco 1Cope E. D.ChinleRock Point or Petrified Forest membernot reported228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Arroyo Seco 2Sullivan R. M., Lucas S.G., et al (1996)Chinle - Petrified ForestRock Point or Petrified Forest member228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Dromomeron romeri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Lagerpetonidae : Dromomeron : Dromomeron romeri228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Coelophysis bauri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Coelophysidae : Coelophysis : Coelophysis bauri228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

References

Cope E. D. The dinosaurian genus Coelurus, American Naturalist 21, 367-369
Cope E. D. A contribution to the history of the Vertebrata of the Trias of North America, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 24 126, 209-228
Sullivan R. M., Lucas S.G., et al (1996) The type locality of Coelophysis, a Late Triassic dinosaur from north-central New Mexico (USA), Paläontologische Zeitschrift 70 1/2, 245-255
Nesbitt S. J., Irmis R. B., et al (2009) Hindlimb osteology and distribution of basal dinosauromorphs from the Late Triassic of North America, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29 2, 498-516 doi:10.1671/039.029.0218
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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