UTEP Loc. 127, Alamo Mesa West: Late Campanian, New Mexico
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Ornithomimidae
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | New Mexico | County: | San Juan |
| Coordinates: | 36.3° North, 108.1° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 46.6° North, 71.1° West (Wright 2013) | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Altitude: | 1892 meters | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
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/Kirtland |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,mechanical,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 56090 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | K. Maguire |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2005-11-11 08:55:28 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-11-11 08:55:28 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 15088. | ETE | B. S. Kues, J. W. Froehlich, J. A. Schiebout and S. G. Lucas. 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 [M. Carrano/K. Maguire/M. Uhen] |