Tijeras (NMMNH 1455) (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Bernalillo County, New Mexico (35.1° N, 106.8° W: paleocoordinates 35.1° N, 106.6° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Sierra Ladrones Formation, Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the NMMNH

Primary reference: S. G. Lucas, T. E. Williamson, and J. Sobus. 1993. Plio-Pleistocene stratigraphy, paleoecology, and mammalian biochronology, Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque area, New Mexico. New Mexico Geology 15(1):1-8 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details

PaleoDB collection 20549: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.07.1994

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Taxonomic list

• highest level in local section
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Mammuthus imperator" = Mammuthus columbi
"Mammuthus imperator" = Mammuthus columbi Falconer 1857 imperial mammoth