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Zia Sand - lower Chamisa Mesa, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
| Formation | Zia Sand |
|---|---|
| Member | lower Chamisa Mesa |
| Age: | 20.4 - 5.3 Ma Miocene |
| Interval | Early Hemingfordian |
| Number of Collections | 3 |
| Number of Occurrences | 15 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Mesa Portales | Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA | Zia Sand - lower Chamisa Mesa |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Trail - middle | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene | 1 | |
| Nacimiento | 63.3 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | siltstone, mudstone, claystone/sandstone, "siliciclastic", sandstone, claystone | 511 |
| Nacimiento - Pantolambda Zone | 63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene | 15 | |
| Pictured Cliffs Sandstone | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 24 | |
| San Jose | 3.00 - 0.78 Ma Cenozoic | sandstone, siltstone/claystone, marl | 140 |
| San Jose - Regina | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene | 129 | |
| Santa Fe | 23.0 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | 2 | |
| Sierra Ladrones | 1.80 - 0.30 Ma Pleistocene | 12 | |
| Zia | 23.0 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5 | |
| Zia - Cerro Conejo | 16.0 - 10.3 Ma Miocene | 13 | |
| Zia Sand | 23.0 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | 4 | |
| Zia Sand - basal Piedra Parada | 24.8 - 20.4 Ma Cenozoic | 9 | |
| Zia Sand - Chamisa Mesa | 20.4 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | 26 | |
| Zia Sand - middle Chamisa Mesa | 23.0 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | 1 | |
| Zia Sand - top of the Pilares | 23.0 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | 1 |
Recorded Fossils
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!
