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Tesuque - lower Chama-El Rito, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
| Formation | Tesuque |
|---|---|
| Member | lower Chama-El Rito |
| Age: | 23.0 - 5.3 Ma Miocene |
| Interval | Miocene |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 6 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Almagre Arroyo | Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA | Tesuque - lower Chama-El Rito |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiquiu - upper | 23.0 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | 2 | |
| Chamita | 10.3 - 4.90 Ma Neogene | 26 | |
| Chamita - upper tuffaceous zone | 10.3 - 4.90 Ma Neogene | 15 | |
| referred Chamita | 13.6 - 10.3 Ma Miocene | 15 | |
| San Jose | 3.00 - 0.78 Ma Cenozoic | sandstone, siltstone/claystone, marl | 140 |
| San Jose - Regina | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene | 129 | |
| San Jose - Tapicitos | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene | 35 | |
| Tesuque - Chama-El Rito | 23.0 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | 4 | |
| Tesuque - Dixon | 23.0 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | 1 | |
| Tesuque - upper Chama-El Rito | 16.0 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | 29 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Brachycrus siouensespecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Merycoidodontidae : Brachycrus : Brachycrus siouense | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
 Aelurodon feroxspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Aelurodon : Aelurodon ferox | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
| ? no name ? | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene | |
| Microtomarctus conferta species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Microtomarctus : Microtomarctus conferta | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
| Paratomarctus temerarius species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Paratomarctus : Paratomarctus temerarius | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
 Teleoceras brachyrhinumspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Teleoceras : Teleoceras brachyrhinum | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
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!
