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Bull Canyon (UNM/1)

Guadalupe County, New Mexico
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 15, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Bull Canyon (UNM/1)

Bull Canyon (UNM/1) is a fossil collection site in Guadalupe, New Mexico, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Morrison Formation, dated to the Kimmeridgian to Tithonian (154.8–143.1 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as fluvial indet. Documented finds include Stegosaurus, Sauropoda.

Geologic setting

Formation
Morrison
Geologic interval
Kimmeridgian to Tithonian
Age
154.8–143.1 Ma
Depositional environment
fluvial indet.
Recorded occurrences
2
Locality notes

Bull Canyon area, near Luciano Mesa; SE 1/4, sec. 22, T9N, R26E

Fossils found here

Stegosaurus
Ornithischia · Stegosauridae
Sauropoda
Saurischia

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 188393 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Bull Canyon (UNM/1)

Can you collect at Bull Canyon (UNM/1)?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at Bull Canyon (UNM/1)?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.