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Mescal Canyon - Upham Dolomite Mbr., Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 31.6,-108.367 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | New Mexico, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Mescal Canyon - Upham Dolomite Mbr. | Elias R. J. (1985) | Second Value Dolomite - Upham Dolomite | dolomite | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Rugosa subclass | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Rugosa | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Grewingkia robusta species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Grewingkia : Grewingkia robusta | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
References
Elias R. J. (1985) Solitary rugose corals of the Upper Ordovician Montoya Group, Southern New Mexico and Westernmost Texas, Journal of Paleontology Memoir 59 5, 1-58 |
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!