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USGS locality 5291, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 36.9167,-104.567 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | New Mexico, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Colfax County, New Mexico, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS locality 5291, Red River Canyon, Raton, NM, Raton Fm | Brown R. W. (1962) | Raton | sandstone | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Rhamnus sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rhamnaceae : Rhamnus | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
References
Brown R. W. (1962) Paleocene flora of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 375, 1-119 |
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!