Las Cruces: Irvingtonian, New Mexico
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Equus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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| "at least two species"; also reported by Hawley et al. 1969, Harris 1993 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Gomphotheriidae
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Stegomastodon sp.
Pohlig 1912
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= Stegomastodon mirificus
Leidy 1858
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Morgan et al. 1998 | |||||||||
| replaces ID of Harris 1993; Tortugas Mountain Gravel Pit | ||||||||||
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Cuvieronius sp.
Osborn 1923
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= Cuvieronius tropicus
Cope 1884
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Morgan et al. 1998 | |||||||||
| replaces ID of Hawley et al. 1969, Harris 1993; Inman Gravel Pit, Tortugas Mountain Gravel Pit | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Mammuthus imperator
(Leidy 1858)
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= Mammuthus hayi
Barbour 1915
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Lucas et al. 1999 | |||||||||
| Morgan et al. 1998b: "M. sp."; Inman Gravel Pit, Tortugas Mountain Gravel Pit; Lucas et al. actually use the name "M. imperator," but note correctly that the latest taxonomy would place the material in M. hayi DUPLICATE REF 2299 or 2303 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | New Mexico | County: | Dona Ana |
| Coordinates: | 32.0° North, 106.7° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 32.0° North, 106.5° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Irvingtonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 1.40000 - 0.21000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Camp Rice |
Lithology and environment
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
Collection methods and comments
| Taxonomic list comments:based on Morgan et al. 1998b, does not include "Mesilla Valley" of Hawley et al. 1969 and "Mesilla Basin" of Harris 1993 proboscidean material described in detail by Lucas et al. 1999 earliest Irvingtonian |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Inman Gravel Pit (NMMNH L-3649); Tortugas Mountain Gravel Pit (NMMNH L-3537) | ||
| Database number: | 20396 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | J. Alroy | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 1993-09-27 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2002-06-03 03:27:44 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1993-09-27 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 3378. | R. H. Tedford. 1981. Mammalian biochronology of the late Cenozoic basins of New Mexico. Geological Society America Bulletin 92 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju] |
Secondary references:
| 2299 | S. G. Lucas, A. B. Heckert, and J. W. Estep. 1999. Pennsylvanian fusulines from Placitas, New Mexico. New Mexico Geology 21(2):44 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju] | |
| 2619 | G. S. Morgan, S. G. Lucas, and J. W. Estep. 1998. Association of Cuvieronius, Stegomastodon, and Mammuthus (Mammalia: Proboscidea) in the early Irvingtonian of New Mexico. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(3):65A [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju] |