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La Ventana Ichthyornis , Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 35.8775,-106.91 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | New Mexico, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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La Ventana Ichthyornis (YPM 9148) | Lucas S. G., Sullivan R. M. (1982) | Mancos Shale - Juana Lopez | from 5th unit below top of reference section for member; in Scaphites whitfieldi subzone of Prionocyclus novimexicanus ammonite zone | grainstone | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Ichthyornis sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Ichthyornithidae : Ichthyornis | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Lucas S. G., Sullivan R. M. (1982) Ichthyornis in the Late Cretaceous Mancos Shale (Juana Lopez Member), northwestern New Mexico, Journal of Paleontology 56 2, 545-547 |
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!