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†Acanthoceras †Acanthoceras amphibolum Acipenser †Adocus †Ahshislepelta – type locality for genus †Ahshislepelta minor – type locality for species Diagram illustrating the sizes of three specimens of the Late Cretaceous long-necked dinosaur Alamosaurus, with an anachronistic human to scale †Alamosaurus – type locality for genus
Macaw Pens at Paquimé, Chihuahua. The distinct facets of Mogollon culture were recorded by Emil Haury, based on his excavations in 1931, 1933, and 1934 at the Harris Village in Mimbres, New Mexico, and the Mogollon Village on the upper San Francisco River in New Mexico [8] Haury recognized differences between architecture and artifacts from these sites as compared with sites in the Hohokam ...
The southern third of New Mexico remained submerged by the sea throughout the entire ensuing Ordovician. More than two hundred kinds of invertebrate lived in Ordovician New Mexico. Groups present included brachiopods, bryozoans, corals, gastropods, nautiloids, pelecypods, sponges, and trilobites. Algae made reefs up to three hundred feet high. [2]
Small bands of people traveled throughout the area, gathering plants such as cactus fruits, mesquite beans, acorns, and pine nuts and annually establishing camps at collection points. Late in the Archaic Period, corn, probably introduced into the region from central Mexico, was planted near camps with permanent water access. Distinct types of ...
Dinosaurs roamed New Mexico millions of years ago, and mysteriously died out 66 million years ago. The prevailing theory was that a massive asteroid struck Earth near what is now Mexico, causing ...
The canyon is far drier than other parts of New Mexico located at similar latitudes and elevations, and it lacks the temperate coniferous forests plentiful to the east. The prevailing sparseness of plants and wildlife was echoed in ancient times, when overpopulation, expanding cultivation, overhunting, habitat destruction , and drought may have ...
Reconstructed Roman chariot drawn by horses. Approximate historical map of the spread of the spoke-wheeled chariot, 2000—500 BC. A chariot is a type of vehicle similar to a cart, driven by a charioteer, usually using horses [note 1] to provide rapid motive power.
The population of Desert Archaic people appears to have dramatically decreased. However, family-based groups took shelter in caves and rock overhangs within canyon walls, many facing south to capitalize on warmth from the sun during winter. Occasionally, these people lived in small semisedentary hamlets or pueblos in open areas. Evidence of ...