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NMMNH L-407, San Miguel County, New Mexico, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 35.3,-104.35 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | New Mexico, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | San Miguel County, New Mexico, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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NMMNH L-407, Garita Creek | Hunt A. P., Lucas S. G., et al (1989) | Chinle - Garita Creek | Recent radiometric dating suggests a Norian age for most or all of the Chinle. The Garita Creek Formation was formerly referred to as the "lower shale member of the Chinle Formation" | conglomerate | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Mystriosuchinae subfamily | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Parasuchidae : Mystriosuchinae | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
References
Hunt A. P., Lucas S. G., et al (1989) Paleontology and vertebrate biochronology of the Upper Triassic Garita Creek Formation, east-central New Mexico, New Mexico Journal of Science 29 2, 61-68 |
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!