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Lake Valley - Tierra Blanca, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
| Formation | Lake Valley |
|---|---|
| Member | Tierra Blanca |
| Age: | 354 - 343 Ma Carboniferous |
| Interval | Osagean |
| Lithology | packstone/grainstone |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 5 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Dead Mans Branch | Otero County, New Mexico, USA | Lake Valley - Tierra Blanca |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caballero | 359 - 345 Ma Paleozoic | wackestone | 26 |
| Lake Valley - Alamogordo | 354 - 343 Ma Carboniferous | lime mudstone/wackestone | 4 |
| Lake Valley - Arcente | 354 - 343 Ma Carboniferous | lime mudstone/"shale" | 6 |
| Lake Valley - Dona Ana | 354 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | wackestone/packstone | 2 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Hesslerides sp.genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Phillipsiidae : Hesslerides | 353.8 - 342.8 Ma Carboniferous |
| Nunnaspis sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Phillipsiidae : Nunnaspis | 353.8 - 342.8 Ma Carboniferous |
| Phillibole sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Phillibole | 353.8 - 342.8 Ma Carboniferous |
| Pudoproetus sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Pudoproetus | 353.8 - 342.8 Ma Carboniferous |
| Thigriffides sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Thigriffides | 353.8 - 342.8 Ma Carboniferous |
References
| Brezinski D. K. (2000) Lower Mississippian trilobites from southern New Mexico, Journal of Paleontology 74 6, 1043-1064 |
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!
