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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.
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 ...
The breakthrough points to New Mexico being a good place for paleontologists to focus their search for dinosaur fossils in the future. “It seems then we’ve solved the mystery of where ...
The Late Jurassic Morrison Formation is found in several U.S. states, including Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas. It is notable as being the most fertile single source of dinosaur fossils in the world. The roster of dinosaurs from the Morrison is impressive.
Prehistoric Trackways National Monument. Prehistoric Trackways National Monument is a national monument in the Robledo Mountains of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States, near the city of Las Cruces. The monument's Paleozoic Era fossils are on 5,255 acres (2,127 ha) [1] of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management. [2]
The Moreno Hill Formation is a geological formation in western New Mexico whose strata were deposited in the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. [ 2] The age of the formation is dated between approximately 90.9 to 88.6 million years ago based on detrital zircons.
Pictured Cliffs Formation. The Pictured Cliffs Formation is a Campanian geologic formation in the San Juan Basin of New Mexico. [1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus. [2]
The new species, known as Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis, is an older relative of the world's most famous dinosaur — the Tyrannosaurus rex. The ... Dinosaur that predates T. rex found in New Mexico