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Few Diplodocus finds came for many years until 1979, when three hikers came across several vertebrae stuck in elevated stone next to several petroglyphs in a canyon west of San Ysidro, New Mexico. The find was reported to the New Mexican Museum of Natural History , who dispatched an expedition led by David D. Gillette in 1985, that collected ...
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.
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
Fossilized footprints discovered in New Mexico indicate that early humans were walking across North America around 23,000 years ago, researchers reported Thursday. The first footprints were found ...
David Gillette (third from the left on the back row) and other paleontologists at Grand Canyon National Park, 2019. David Gillette (? (? – February 10, 2025) was an American paleontologist best known for his discovery of the dinosaur Diplodocus hallorum in 1985, and more recently for his work studying Pleistocene megafauna such as glyptodonts.
Diplodocus, depicted with spines limited to the mid-line of the back. Diplodocids were generally large animals, even by sauropod standards. Thanks to their long necks and tails, diplodocids were among the longest sauropods, with some species such as Supersaurus vivianae and Diplodocus hallorum estimated to have reached lengths of 30 meters (100 ft) or more. [3]
An estimated 1,400 structures have been affected, with about 500 homes believed to have been lost, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has said. Urban search and rescue teams, including 20 dogs trained to ...
Apr. 15—AAround $53 billion in state assets sit with the New Mexico State Investment Council. That's over five times more than the record-breaking $10.21 billion budget the governor in March ...