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El Paso - Mud Springs Mountain, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
| Group | El Paso |
|---|---|
| Formation | Mud Springs Mountain |
| Age: | 485 - 479 Ma Paleozoic |
| Interval | Demingian |
| Tectonic Setting | Passive margin |
| Lithology | reef rocks |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 3 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Mud Springs Mountain | Sierra County, New Mexico, USA | El Paso - Mud Springs Mountain |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso - Sierrite | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | limestone | 3 |
| El Paso - Victorio | 485 - 479 Ma Paleozoic | lime mudstone | 7 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Endocycloceras gracilespecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Protocycloceratidae : Endocycloceras : Endocycloceras gracile | 485.4 - 478.6 Ma Paleozoic |
| Metabaltoceras minutum species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Baltoceratidae : Metabaltoceras : Metabaltoceras minutum | 485.4 - 478.6 Ma Paleozoic |
 Bridgeites discoideusspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Raphistomatidae : Bridgeites : Bridgeites discoideus | 485.4 - 478.6 Ma Paleozoic |
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!
