NMMNH Loc. 1882: Late Campanian, New Mexico

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
NMMNH P-28324 numerous carapace fragments
NMMNH P-28321 costal fragment
NMMNH P-28320 numerous carapace fragments
Reptilia - Testudines - Adocidae
NMMNH P-28327 two carapace fragments
NMMNH P-28322 numerous carapace fragments
Reptilia
NMMNH P-28326 two shell fragments
Reptilia - Baenidae
NMMNH P-28323 numerous carapace fragments
Reptilia - Dromaeosauridae
Williamson and Brusatte 2014 1 specimen
NMMNH P-28379
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:New Mexico County:San Juan
Coordinates: 36.1° North, 107.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:46.4° North, 70.8° West (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Campanian 10 m.y. bin: Cretaceous 7
Key time interval: Late Campanian
Age range of interval: 83.6 - 72.2 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Fruitland Member:Fossil Forest
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:NMMNH
Metadata
Also known as:Fossil Forest
Database number:154423
Authorizer:D. Nicholson, M. Carrano Enterer:D. Nicholson, M. Carrano
Created:2014-02-20 04:29:10 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2014-02-20 04:29:10
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:

50161. R. M. Sullivan, S. E. Jasinski, and S. G. Lucas. 2012. Re-assessment of Late Campanian (Kirtlandian) turtles from the Upper Cretaceous Fruitland and Kirtland formations, San Juan Basin, New Mexico, USA. In D. B. Brinkman, P. A. Holroyd, J. D. Gardner (eds.), Morphology and Evolution of Turtles 337-387 [D. Nicholson/D. Nicholson/P. Holroyd]

Secondary references:

50790 T. E. Williamson and S. L. Brusatte. 2014. Small theropod teeth from the Late Cretaceous of the San Juan Basin, northwestern New Mexico and their implications for understanding latest Cretaceous dinosaur evolution. PLoS ONE 9(4):e93190:1-23 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]