The Triassic in New Mexico, US

Triassic in New Mexico map

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Paleontology and geology

Heavily-vegetated floodplains covered most of New Mexico during the Triassic. Huge, Mississippi-sized rivers flowed across the state from the southeast to the northwest. One of the earliest dinosaurs, Coelophysis, thrived in this seasonally arid climate, as did cycads, ferns, and the large amphibian Buettneria. This map indicates a broad section of Triassic rock in the northeastern section of the state with additional scattered exposures to the west and south.

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Resources

Resources

Courses and Lectures (showing 1 of 1 listings)

Paleogeography of the Southwestern U.S.: The paleogeography of the southwestern U.S. from 1.8 billion years ago to 10 million years ago. Text and images by Dr. Ron Blakey from Northern Arizona University.

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New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Web-based Paleo-database Home Page: Search the fossil collections of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Listings by Kingdom down to species, era, epoch, group, formation, country, New Mexico county, and map ID. Many listings contain images of the fossils (including all holotypes.) 

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