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NMMNH L-6501

Sandoval County, New Mexico
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About NMMNH L-6501

NMMNH L-6501 is a fossil collection site in Sandoval, New Mexico, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Kirtland Formation, dated to the Late Campanian (83.6–72.2 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Alamosaurus sanjuanensis.

Geologic setting

Formation
Kirtland
Geologic interval
Late Campanian
Age
83.6–72.2 Ma
Depositional environment
terrestrial indet.
Recorded occurrences
1

Fossils found here

Alamosaurus sanjuanensis
Saurischia · Saltasauridae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 222071 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at NMMNH L-6501?

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 NMMNH L-6501?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 1 kg stony meteorite was found at Rio Rancho in 2011, 30 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.