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Fruitland/Kirtland, New Mexico, USA

FormationFruitland/Kirtland
Age:83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
IntervalLate Campanian
Lithologyshale, sandstone, "siliciclastic"
Number of Collections202
Number of Occurrences354

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
5 miles south of Wood Ranch San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UNM 77-591San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UNM V-144San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 675San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 21San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UNM 77-127San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
Pentaceratops siteSan Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 528San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UNM 77-421San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 843San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 803San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 796San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 807San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 813San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 845San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 655San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 671San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 825San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
Split Lip FlatsSan Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 729San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UNM 77-71San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UNM 77-404San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
Bisti Trading PostSan Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 864San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 202San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 892Sandoval County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 874McKinley County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UNM 77-770San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 777San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 267San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 286San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 885McKinley County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 27San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 817San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 364San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 365San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 217San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 243San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 302San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 575San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 582San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 698San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 699San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 735San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 855McKinley County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 875McKinley County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 876McKinley County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
Pot MesaMcKinley County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 612McKinley County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
KU 17San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
Hunter WashSan Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
KU 43San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
OMNH 40-IX-1/2San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
north sideSan Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 744San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 686San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
BistiSan Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 90San Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 975Sandoval County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
UTEP Loc. 971Sandoval County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland
Pentaceratops typeSan Juan County, New Mexico, USAFruitland/Kirtland

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Fruitland83.5 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous		sandstone/mudstone, mudstone/sandstone, "shale"/sandstone, siltstone/sandstone, mudstone, coal, sandstone, "shale"172
Kirtland70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous		sandstone/"shale", "shale"/sandstone, "shale"116
Kirtland - De-na-zin83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous		shale/sandstone, "siliciclastic", sandstone, conglomerate, siltstone, mudstone, "shale"155
Kirtland - Farmington83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous		sandstone13
Kirtland - Hunter Wash83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous		siliciclastic, mudstone, "shale"234
Ojo Alamo - Naashoibito70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous		sandstone, mudstone159

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Plantae
kingdom		1Plantae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lepisosteidae
family		5Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Lepisosteiformes : Lepisosteidae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eutheria
infraclass		3.5Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Heptaconodon : Eutheria83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mammalia
class		3Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Metatheria
subclass		3.3Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Metatheria83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Theria
subclass		3.3Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Theria83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Alphadon sp.
genus		6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : Alphadon83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Multituberculata
order		4Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Multituberculata83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gypsonictops sp.
genus		6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Gypsonictopidae : Gypsonictops83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ceratopsidae
family		5Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Ceratopsidae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Titanoceratops ouranos
species		7Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ceratopsidae : Titanoceratops : Titanoceratops ouranos83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hadrosauridae
family		5Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Kritosaurus sp.
genus		6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae : Kritosaurus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Parasaurolophus sp.
genus		6Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Hadrosauridae : Parasaurolophus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nodosauridae
family		5Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Nodosauridae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ankylosauria
unranked clade		99Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ankylosauria83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ceratopsia
unranked clade		99Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ceratopsia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ornithischia
unranked clade		99Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ornithopoda
unranked clade		99Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ornithopoda83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Osteichthyes
unranked clade		99Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Albanerpeton nexuosus
species		7Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Gymnophiona : Albanerpetontidae : Albanerpeton : Albanerpeton nexuosus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Albanerpetontidae
family		5Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Gymnophiona : Albanerpetontidae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Reptilia
class		3Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crocodylia
order		4Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dinosauria
order		4Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lacertilia
suborder		4.3Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Lacertilia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Testudines
order		4Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Aspideretes sp.
genus		6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Aspideretes83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Coelurosauria
suborder		4.3Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Coelurosauria83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Carnosauria
unranked clade		99Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Carnosauria83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paronychodon sp.
genus		6Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Paronychodon83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ornithomimidae
family		5Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Ornithomimidae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tyrannosauridae
family		5Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Tyrannosauridae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tyrannosaurus sp.
genus		6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Tyrannosauridae : Tyrannosaurus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sauropoda
unranked clade		99Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade		99Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mollusca
phylum		2Animalia : Mollusca83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Knowlton F. H. (1909) The stratigraphic relations and paleontology of the "Hell Creek beds," Ceratops beds" and equivalents, and their reference to the Fort Union Formation, Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 11 3, 179-238
Gilmore C. W. (1916) Contributions to the geology and paleontology of San Juan County, New Mexico. 2. Vertebrate faunas of the Ojo Alamo, Kirtland and Fruitland Formations, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 98-Q, 279-302
Kues B. S., Froehlich J. W., et al (1977) Paleontological survey, resource assessment, and mitigation plan for the Bisti-Star Lake Area, northwestern New Mexico, Report to the Bureau of Land Management, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Gardner J. D. (2000) Albanerpetontid amphibians from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian and Maastrichtian) of North America, Geodiversitas 22 3, 349-388
Alroy J. (2006) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil vertebrates
Longrich N. R. (2011) Titanoceratops ouranos, a giant horned dinosaur from the late Campanian of New Mexico, Cretaceous Research 32, 264-276 doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2010.12.007
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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