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Rito Puerco

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
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Next site in New MexicoUCMP V-2814 · 0.7 mi

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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 Rito Puerco

Rito Puerco is a fossil collection site in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Abo/Cutler Formation, dated to the Wolfcampian (298.9–286 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Sphenacodon ferocior.

Geologic setting

Formation
Abo/Cutler
Geologic interval
Wolfcampian
Age
298.9–286 Ma
Depositional environment
terrestrial indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

"unknown localty called 'Rito Puerco' by David Baldwin, somwhere in the Arroyo Agua area, New Mexico"; Lat long is for Arroyo del Agua

Fossils found here

Sphenacodon ferocior
Osteichthyes · Sphenacodontidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 80916 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Rito Puerco?

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 Rito Puerco?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.