Abstract: Research Article| December 01, 1981 The Eocene biostratigraphy of New Mexico SPENCER G. LUCAS; SPENCER G. LUCAS 1Department of Geology and Geophysics and Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, P.O. Box 6666, New Haven, Connecticut 06511 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar ROBERT M. SCHOCH; ROBERT M. SCHOCH 1Department of Geology and Geophysics and Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, P.O. Box 6666, New Haven, Connecticut 06511 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar EARL MANNING; EARL MANNING 2108 West 80th Street, New York, New York 10024 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar COSTAS TSENTAS COSTAS TSENTAS 3Department of Anthropology, New York University, New York, New York 10003 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information SPENCER G. LUCAS 1Department of Geology and Geophysics and Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, P.O. Box 6666, New Haven, Connecticut 06511 ROBERT M. SCHOCH 1Department of Geology and Geophysics and Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, P.O. Box 6666, New Haven, Connecticut 06511 EARL MANNING 2108 West 80th Street, New York, New York 10024 COSTAS TSENTAS 3Department of Anthropology, New York University, New York, New York 10003 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1981) 92 (12): 951–967. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1981)92<951:TEBONM>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation SPENCER G. LUCAS, ROBERT M. SCHOCH, EARL MANNING, COSTAS TSENTAS; The Eocene biostratigraphy of New Mexico. GSA Bulletin 1981;; 92 (12): 951–967. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1981)92<951:TEBONM>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract The San Jose, Galisteo, and Baca Formations are continental deposits in New Mexico containing Eocene vertebrate fossils. The Almagre and Largo local faunas of the San Jose Formation in the San Juan basin are Lysitean (middle Wasatchian). The Cerrillos local fauna of the Galisteo Formation also is Wasatchian, possibly Lysitean. Strata of the Baca Formation in south-central New Mexico contain the titanotheres Palaeosyops sp. and cf. Manteoceras sp. and are the only Bridgerian strata known in New Mexico. The Tonque local fauna of the Galisteo Formation and fossil vertebrates from the Baca Formation in west-central New Mexico are correlatives of the Lapoint (Utah), Pearson Ranch (California), and Porvenir (Texas) local faunas and are Duchesnean.Precise placement of the Paleocene-Eocene and Eocene-Oligocene boundaries in New Mexico using vertebrate biostratigraphy is impossible because of a lack of fossils at critical horizons. The near absence of Bridgerian and total absence of Uintan fossils in New Mexico may result from a lack of collecting, particularly in parts of the Baca Formation. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
Publication Year: 1981
Publication Date: 1981-01-01
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