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Collins-Warm Springs Mining District, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USAi
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Mindat Locality ID:
413746
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:413746:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 37 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences37
Youngest Fossil Listed89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Mancos Shale383.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Mancos Shale - Semilla Sandstone3493.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Turritella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Xenophora
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Xenophoridae : Xenophora93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pyropsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Tudiclidae : Pyropsis93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spathites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Spathites93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trigonarca
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Trigonarca93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pinna
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Pinna93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lopha
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Lopha93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostraea93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Syncyclonema
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entoliidae : Pectinella93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anatina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Anatinellidae : Anatina93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardium93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cymbophora
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Cymbophora93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sinonia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Sinonia93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tellina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Callianassa
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Callianassidae : Callianassa93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cenomanocarcinus vanstraeleni
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Cenomanocarcinidae : Cenomanocarcinus : Cenomanocarcinus vanstraeleni93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cyrena
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Cyrenidae : Cyrena93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ophiomorpha
genus
Ophiomorpha93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus howelli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus howelli93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Prionocyclus hyatti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Collignoniceratidae : Prionocyclus : Prionocyclus hyatti93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Coilopoceras colleti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Coilopoceratidae : Coilopoceras : Coilopoceras colleti93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Protocallianassa mortoni
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Callianassidae : Protocallianassa : Protocallianassa mortoni93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Linuparus grimmeri
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Palinuridae : Linuparus : Linuparus grimmeri93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Romaniceras (Romaniceras) mexicanum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Romaniceras : Romaniceras (Romaniceras) mexicanum93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Coilopoceras springeri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Coilopoceratidae : Coilopoceras : Coilopoceras springeri93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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