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Probable footprint from New Mexico †Tyrannosaurus †Tyrannosaurus rex; Unio †Vancleavea †Vancleavea campi †Vascoceras †Viburnum †Vinella †Vivaron – type locality for genus †Volviceramus †Watinoceras †Whitakersaurus – type locality for genus †Whitakersaurus bermani – type locality for species †Williamsonia
Paleontology in New Mexico refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of New Mexico. The fossil record of New Mexico is exceptionally complete and spans almost the entire stratigraphic column. [1] More than 3,300 different kinds of fossil organisms have been found in the state.
The footprints were discovered at the edge of an ancient lakebed in White Sands National Park and date back to between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago, according to research published Thursday in the ...
US: New Mexico: Non-Avian Dinosaurs [Note 1] Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument: Glenns Ferry Formation: Pliocene/Pleistocene: North America: US: Idaho: Hagerman horse ('American Zebra'), Camelops: Dinosaur Valley State Park [Note 2] Glen Rose Formation: Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) North America: US: Texas: Dinosaur footprints Gray Fossil ...
Fossilised footprints in the salt flats of White Sands National Monument, in the southwestern U.S. state of New Mexico, reveal humans walking in the exact footsteps of a giant sloth and then ...
The footprints date to about 21,000 to 23,000 years ago, based on radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence dating techniques, researchers said on Thursday, showing that our species Homo ...
The White Sands fossil footprints in the Tularosa Basin are estimated by the National Park Service to be 21 000 to 23 000 years old and include footprints possibly showing humans stalking a giant sloth. [1] The footprints are located at the shore of an ice age era lake. As of November 2021, 61 fossil footprints have been found at the site. [2]
The discovery of fossilized footprints made in what’s now New Mexico was a bombshell moment for archaeology, seemingly rewriting a chapter of the human story. New research is offering further ...