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The location of the state of New Mexico. 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 ...
Spencer G. Lucas. Spencer George Lucas is an American paleontologist and stratigrapher, and curator of paleontology at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. His main areas of study are late Paleozoic, Mesozoic and early Cenozoic vertebrate fossils, stratigraphy, and continental deposits, particularly in the American Southwest.
Edwin Harris "Ned" Colbert[ 1 ] (September 28, 1905 – November 15, 2001) [ 2 ] was a distinguished American vertebrate paleontologist and prolific researcher and author. Born in Clarinda, Iowa, he grew up in Maryville, Missouri and graduated from Maryville High School. [ 3 ][ 2 ] He received his A.B. from the University of Nebraska, then his ...
The fossils were given to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in 1980, and it was designated the state fossil in 1981 under former-Gov. Bill Richardson. ... New Mexico Museum of ...
Aug. 11—You can't count on grizzly bears to help out with research in paleontology. But it can happen, according to Anthony "Tony" Fiorillo, executive director of the New Mexico Museum of ...
Website. nmnaturalhistory.org. The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science is a natural history and science museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico near Old Town Albuquerque. The Museum was founded in 1986. [ 1 ] It operates as a public revenue facility of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.
James I. Kirkland. James Ian Kirkland (born August 24, 1954) is an American paleontologist and geologist. He has worked with dinosaur remains from the southwest United States of America and Mexico [1][2][3] and has been responsible for discovering new and important genera. He named (or worked with others in naming) Animantarx, [4] Cedarpelta ...
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