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Abo, USA

Formation	Abo
Member(s)	Lower Upper
Age:	296 - 254 Ma Permian
Interval	Sakmarian - Kungurian
Lithology	sandstone, sandstone/siltstone, mudstone, siltstone/sandstone
Number of Collections	10
Number of Occurrences	41

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Abo Canyon	Socorro County, New Mexico, USA	Abo - Upper
NMMNH composite locality	Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA	Abo
Spanish Queen Mine near Jemez Springs	Torrance County, New Mexico, USA	Abo - Lower
Abo Canyon	Socorro County, New Mexico, USA	Abo
UCMP V-3440	Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA	Abo
West side of Puerco River	Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA	Abo
Domingo Quarry	Otero County, New Mexico, USA	Abo
Jemez Springs	Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA	Abo
Sierra Lucero Locality	Valencia County, New Mexico, USA	Abo
Spanish Queen mine locality	Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA	Abo - Lower
Caballo Mountains locality	Sierra County, New Mexico, USA	Abo
Los Pinos Mountains locality	Socorro County, New Mexico, USA	Abo
Baldwin	Gunnison County, Colorado, USA	Abo

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Abo - Lower	296 - 254 Ma Permian		7
Abo - Upper	299 - 254 Ma Paleozoic		2
Dakota - Paguate	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	sandstone	11
Madera	307 - 299 Ma Carboniferous	mudstone	16
Madera - Jemez Springs Shale	303 - 299 Ma Carboniferous	shale/"limestone"	30
Sangre de Cristo	296 - 268 Ma Permian	shale	18

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Dichophyllum sp. genus	6	Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Trichopityales : Trichopityaceae : *Dichophyllum*	298.9 - 254 Ma Paleozoic
Brachyphyllum sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : *Brachyphyllum*	295.5 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Vertebrata subphylum	2.3	Animalia : Chordata : Vertebrata	298.9 - 254 Ma Paleozoic
Xenacanthus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Xenacanthiformes : Xenacanthidae : *Xenacanthus*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Phlegethontia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Aistopoda : Phlegethontiidae : *Phlegethontia*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Diadectes sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Diadectidae : *Diadectes*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Animasaurus carinatus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Diadectidae : Diadectes : *Animasaurus carinatus*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Ophiacodon sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Ophiacodontidae : *Ophiacodon*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Dimetrodon limbatus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Sphenacodontidae : Dimetrodon : *Dimetrodon limbatus*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Dimetrodon occidentalis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sphenacodontidae : Dimetrodon : *Dimetrodon occidentalis*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Sphenacodon sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sphenacodontidae : *Sphenacodon*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Sphenacodon ferocior species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sphenacodontidae : Sphenacodon : *Sphenacodon ferocior*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Archeria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Archeriidae : *Archeria*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Diplocaulus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Diplocaulidae : *Diplocaulus*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Gnathorhiza sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Gnathorhizidae : *Gnathorhiza*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Gnathorhiza bothrotreta species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Gnathorhizidae : Gnathorhiza : *Gnathorhiza bothrotreta*	295.5 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Amphibia class	3	Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia	298.9 - 254 Ma Paleozoic
Embolomeri suborder	4.3	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Embolomeri	298.9 - 254 Ma Paleozoic
Conjunctio multidens species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Dissorophidae : Conjunctio : *Conjunctio multidens*	298.9 - 290.1 Ma Paleozoic
Platyhystrix sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Dissorophidae : *Platyhystrix*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Edops sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Edopidae : *Edops*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Eryops sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Eryopidae : *Eryops*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Trimerorhachis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Trimerorhachidae : *Trimerorhachis*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Trimerorhachis sandovalensis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Trimerorhachidae : Trimerorhachis : *Trimerorhachis sandovalensis*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Zatrachys sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Zatracheidae : *Zatrachys*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Walchia sp. genus	6	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Lycopodiaceae : *Walchia*	295.5 - 272.3 Ma Permian

References

Langston W. (1952) The first embolomerous amphibians from New Mexico, Journal of Geology 61 1, 68-71

Vaughn P. P. (1969) Upper Pennsylvanian vertebrates from the Sangre de Cristo Formation of central Colorado, Los Angeles County Museum Contributions in Science 164, 1-28

Hatchell W.O, Blagbrough J.W., et al (1982) Stratigraphy and copper deposits of the Abo Formation, Abo Canyon area, central New Mexico, New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 33rd Field Conference, Albuquerque Country II, 249-260

Ash S., Tidwell W. D. (1982) Notes on Upper Paleozoic plants of central New Mexico, New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 33rd Field Conference, Albuquerque Country II, 245-248

Hunt A. (1983) Plant fossils and lithostratigraphy of the Abo Formation (Lower Permian)in the Socorro area and plant biostratigraphy of Abo red beds in New Mexico, New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 34th Field Conference, Socorro Region II, 157-163

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

Schoch R., Milner A. R. (2000) Stereospondyli, Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie - Encyclopedia of Paleoherpetology 3B, 1-203

Kissel R. (2010) Morphology, Phylogeny, and Evolution of Diadectidae (Cotylosauria: Diadectomorpha), University of Toronto

Schoch R. R., Sues H.-D. (2013) A new dissorophid temnospondyl from the Lower Permian of north-central Texas, Comptes Rendus Palevol 12, 437-445 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2013.04.002

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