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2022
The platysternid turtle Cardichelyon from the Paleocene Nacimiento Formation, New Mexico, USA
Asher Jacob Lichtig1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87124, ajlichtig@gmail.com New specimens, including a complete skull and limb material, from the Paleocene Nacimiento Formation,
Three-Dimensional Geologic Framework Model of the Rio San Jose Groundwater Basin and Adjacent Areas, New Mexico
Donald S. Sweetkind1, Amy E. Galanter2 and Andre Ritchie2 1U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Denver Federal Center MS980, Denver, CO, 80225, United States, dsweetkind@usgs.gov 2U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Water Science
Geology, Stratigraphy, and Geomorphology of the Permian San Andres Limestone and the Snowy River Passage of the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave System, Lincoln County, New Mexico
Christina L. Ferguson1 and Keely E. Miltenberger1 1USGS-New Mexico Water Science Center, 6700 Edith Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87113, cryssferg83@gmail.com The Snowy River calcite deposit within the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave System is unique. The
3-D Modeling of Fort Stanton Cave using Maps, Lidar, Photogrammetry, and Gaming Engines
Ronald J. Lipinski Fort Stanton Cave Study Project, 12904 Manitoba Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87111, rjlipin@msn.com A half mile of Fort Stanton Cave’s Snowy River has been modeled in 3-D using Lidar point clouds to
Resistivity Measurements at Fort Stanton Cave New Mexico
John S. McLean geospeleo@gmail.com Earth resistivity measurements near Fort Stanton Cave were begun shortly after the discovery of the Snowy River passage in 2001. Resistive anomalies were frequently detected ahead of the progress of underground
The First Record of the Rare Ammonite Genus Masiaposites in the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) of New Mexico
Michael P. Foley1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104 Masiaposites is a rare genus of Late Cretaceous ammonite, composed of two species that until
Discovery, Exploration, Surveying, and Cartography in Fort Stanton Cave
John J. Corcoran FSCSP, 510 Montego Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM, 87124-3081, United States, JohnJC3X@outlook.com This presentation summarizes the general history of discovery and cartography as related to Fort Stanton Cave, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
Six years of Sediment Data Collection from a New Mexican Arroyo
Kyle Stark1 and Daniel Cadol1 1New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl., Socorro, NM, 87801, United States We present six years of data collection from the Arroyo de los Pinos, an ephemeral channel in central New
Evaluating Methods for Remote Measurement of Stream Flow Velocity in Ephemeral Flash Flood Environments
Zachary Chavez1, Daniel Cadol1, Kyle Stark1 and Jonathan B. Laronne2 1New Mexico Tech, NM, zachary.chavez@student.nmt.edu 2Ben Gurion University of the Negev Obtaining measurements of water velocity during flash flooding events is both difficult and dangerous.
Photogrammetric Analysis of the Clayton Lake Dinosaur Tracksite, Early Cretaceous of Northeastern New Mexico
Michael A. Kvasnak1, John B. Rogers2 and Spencer G. Lucas3 1Central New Mexico Community College, 900 University Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, mkvasnak@cnm.edu 2 900 University Blvd. SE 3New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801
First Report of the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Heteromorph Ammonite Haresiceras (Haresiceras) montanaense (Reeside, 1927) From New Mexico
Paul L. Sealey1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road, NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, ammonoidea@comcast.net Two specimens of Haresiceras (Haresiceras) montanaense (Reeside, 1927) were recovered from the Satan Tongue
Audio-Magnetotelluric and Transient-Electromagnetic Investigation of the Salt Basin, South-Central New Mexico
Shari Kelley New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, shari.kelley@nmt.edu As part of an extensive study of the groundwater resources in the Salt Basin in south-central New Mexico,
Pennsylvanian stratigraphic architecture, lithostratigraphy and tectonism in New Mexico
Spencer G. Lucas1 and Karl Krainer2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104, spencer.lucas@state.nm.us 2Institute of Geology, Innsbruck University, Innsbruck, A-6020, Austria Pennsylvanian strata are present on the surface
Unusual trace fossil assemblage from the Upper Cretaceous Paguate Member of the Dakota Formation in the Ojito Wilderness, Sandoval County, New Mexico
Paul May1, Spencer G. Lucas1 and John B. Rogers2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104, massagepaul@gmail.com 2Central New Mexico Community College, 525 Buena Vista S. E., Albuquerque, NM,
A Reservoir Model for Snowy River Flooding
Stephen S. Peerman Fort Stanton Cave Study Project, 3125 Missouri Ave., Las Cruces, NM, 88011, FSCSP.director@gmail.com The discovery in 2007 that the Snowy River passage floods periodically and relatively frequently, has led to water flow
The Eocene Baca Formation, west-central New Mexico, was not deposited in a lake
Spencer G. Lucas1 and Lawrence H. Tanner2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104, spencer.lucas@state.nm.us 2Department of Biological Sciences, LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY, 13214 Strata of the Baca Formation
The Two Independent Water Systems in Fort Stanton Cave
Henry Schneiker HDS Systems, P.O. Box 42767, Tucson, AZ, 85733, HSchneiker@HdsSystems.com There are two known water systems in the Fort Stanton Cave system. The first water system flows through the historic section of the cave
An early Permian fossil flora from the Arroyo de Alamillo Formation of the Yeso Group, Socorro County, NM
Paul May1, Spencer G. Lucas1, Hans Kerp2, William A. DiMichele3 and John B. Rogers4 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104 2Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Muenster, Muenster, 48149, Germany 3NMNH Smithsonian
Origin of Archaeologically Significant Gravel and Lag Deposits on Southwestern Horace Mesa, Mount Taylor Region, New Mexico
Fraser Goff1 and M. Steven Shackley2 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, candf@swcp.com 2University of California Berkeley, Geoarchaeological XRF Laboratory, 8100 Wyonming
Contrasting Geologic and Geoarchaeological Views of Grants Ridge Obsidian Deposits, Mount Taylor Volcanic Field, New Mexico
Steven Shackley1 and Fraser Goff2 1Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley and, Geoarchaeological XRF Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, 87122, shackley@berkeley.edu 2Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy
A Decade of Data Logging in Fort Stanton Cave and Snowy River
Pete Lindsley Fort Stanton Cave Study Project, 1 Whispering Winds Trail, Placitas, NM, 87043-8861, caverpete@gmail.com Snowy River Passage in Fort Stanton Cave was discovered in 2001, and would extend the known passages another 8 miles
The First Report of planolites in the Mojado Formation, Cerro De Cristo Rey, Sunland Park, New Mexico
Oskar N/A Alvarez1 and Eric J. Kappus2 1 2429 John Cox, El Paso, TX, 79936, United States, oalvarez8@miners.utep.edu 2Southwest University at El Paso, 1414 Geronimo Dr., El Paso, TX, 79925, USA Current fieldwork in the
Connectivity and Rainfall-Runoff Relationships in Flashy Ephemeral Systems
Sandra Glasgo New Mexico Tech, 507 6th St North A, Socorro, NM, 87801, sandra.glasgo@student.nmt.edu In large river systems such as the Rio Grande, water delivery from ephemeral tributaries is difficult to quantify and track. In
The Trace Fossil Zoophycos From the Shallow Water Facies of the Middle Pennsylvanian Sandia Formation, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico
Patrick James Carey1, Spencer G. Lucas1, Karl Krainer2, Deborah Petrak Green1 and Paul May1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, raglandcarey@aol.com 2Institute of Geology, Innsbruck University, Insbruck A-6020,