North of Bernallilo (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Sandoval County, New Mexico (35.3° N, 106.6° W: paleocoordinates 35.3° N, 106.5° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Edith Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• "about 13 m below the present land surface... late Wisconsinan"

Environment/lithology: fluvial; gravel

• "river gravels"

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the NMMNH

Collection methods: quarrying

Primary reference: R. A. Smartt, S. G. Lucas, and D. J. Hafner. 1991. The giant bison (Bison latifrons) from the Middle Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 36(1):136-137 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 74362: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.2007

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bison latifrons Harlan 1825 bison