NMMNH L-3347: Late Campanian, New Mexico
collected 1995
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Hadrosauridae
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| Sullivan and Williamson 1999 | 1 individual | |||||||||
| NMMNH P-25100 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | New Mexico | County: | San Juan |
| Coordinates: | 36.5° North, 108.1° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 46.8° North, 70.9° West (Wright 2013) | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| 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: | Kirtland | Member: | De-na-zin | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: "approximately 9.3 m (30 feet) below the base of the lower conglomerate (contact between the upper De-na-zin Member and lower Naashoibito Member and 13.1m (41 feet) below the base of the upper conglomerate contact of the upper Naashoibito Member and the lower part of the Ojo Alamo Sandstone)." | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | conglomerate |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | dispersed |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Associated major elements: | all |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,mechanical,field collection |
| Collection size: | 1 individuals |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | NMMNH | Collection dates: | 1995 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 47201 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Head | Enterer: | J. Head |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | ||
| Created: | 2005-02-18 11:13:46 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-02-18 11:13:46 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 14762. | ETE | R. M. Sullivan and T. E. Williamson. 1996. A new skull of Parasaurolophus (long-crested form) from New Mexico: external and internal (CT scans) features and their functional implications. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(3, suppl.):68A [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 66250 | S. E. Jasinski, R. M. Sullivan, and S. G. Lucas. 2011. Taxonomic composition of the Alamo Wash local fauna from the Upper Cretaceous Ojo Alamo Formation (Naashoibito Member), San Juan Basin, New Mexico. In R. M. Sullivan, S. G. Lucas, & J. A. Spielmann (eds.), Fossil Record 3. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 53:216-271 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/P. Mannion] | |
| 12626 | R. M. Sullivan and T. E. Williamson. 1999. A new skull of Parasaurolophus (Dinosauria: Hadrosauridae) from the Kirtland Formation of New Mexico and a revision of the genus. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 15:1-52 [J. Head/J. Head/M. Carrano] |