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USGS Mesozoic D11759, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 32.439,-107.698 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | New Mexico, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Luna County, New Mexico, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS Mesozoic D11759, Rattlesnake Ridge | Cobban W. A. (1987) | same stratigraphic position as D6830 | "limestone" | 105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Mortoniceras equidistans species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Brancoceratidae : Mortoniceras : Mortoniceras equidistans | 105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous |
References
Cobban W. A. (1987) Ammonite Faunas of the Sarten Sandstone (Cretaceous), Luna County, New Mexico, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1641-B |
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!