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Big Pocket, San Juan County, New Mexico, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 36.5746,-107.975 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
| Given Location | New Mexico, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | San Juan County, New Mexico, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pocket | Alroy J. (2002) | Nacimiento | from "a zone... three to four feet in thickness... The actual bone layer, not as yet located, may prove to be thinner than this" (Wilson 1951) not far below the middle of a reversed magnetic polarity zone in the Kutz Canyon section interpreted as C27r based on the position of the K-T boundary in the correlative Barrel Spring Arroyo = De-na-zin Wash section: see Butler et al. 1977, Lucas et al. 1997 | siltstone | 63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene |
| Kutz Canyon (KUVP loc. 14) | Lucas S. G., Alvarado G. E., et al (1997) | Nacimiento | near the base of a reversed magnetic polarity zone in the Kutz Canyon section interpreted as C27r based on the position of the K-T boundary in the correlative Barrel Spring Arroyo = De-na-zin Wash section: see Butler et al. 1977, Lucas et al. 1997 | 63.3 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
References
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!
