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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.
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.
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An amateur fossil hunter has uncovered a piece of animal vomit which dates back 66 million years on a beach in Denmark.
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 ...
The Hartley Mammoth Site is a pre-Clovis archaeological and paleontological site in New Mexico.Preserving the butchered remains of two Columbian mammoths, small mammals and fish, the site is notable due to its age (~37,500 BP), which is significantly older than the currently accepted dates for the settlement of the Americas.
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 ...