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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
Seismic Monitoring of Flash Floods—Sediment Transport, Flood Detection, and Flow Characteristics Inferred from Seismic Signals in an Ephemeral Watershed
John Mitchell McLaughlin1, Susan Bilek1 and Daniel Cadol1 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, United States of America, John.mclaughlin@student.nmt.edu Ephemeral channels that characterize a large part of New
Key speleothem paleoclimate results from Fort Stanton Cave
Victor J. Polyak1, Yemane Asmerom1 and Matthew S. Lachniet2 1Department of Earth and Planetary Geosciences, University of New Mexico, 221 Yale Blvd, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque,, NM, 87131, polyak@unm.edu 2Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, 4505
Monitoring Sediment Erosion and Deposition in the Arroyo de los Pinos Through Structure from Motion (SfM) Photogrammetry
Rebecca Moskal1 and Daniel Cadol1 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, rebecca.moskal@student.nmt.edu The Arroyo de los Pinos is a tributary of the Rio Grande that transports tons of
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
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Campanian) ammonite zones in the Chama Basin, Rio Arriba County, 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 Upper Cretaceous strata exposed in the Chama Basin in Rio Arriba County in northern
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
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
New Evidence Confirms the ~250 K.y. Duration for Deposition of the Paleocene Ojo Alamo Sandstone in the Southern San Juan Basin, New Mexico
James E. Fassett USGS Retired, Independent Research Geologist, 552 Los Nidos Dr, Santa Fe, 87501, jimgeology@aol.com The dinosaur-bearing Ojo Alamo Sandstone (OAS) of the San Juan Basin (SJB), NM and CO, is earliest Paleocene based
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
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.
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.
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
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
Revisiting the Paleocene dinosaurs of the San Juan Basin in view of naysaying from the vertebrate-paleontologist community
James E. Fassett USGS Retired, Independent Research Geologist, 552 Los Nidos Dr, Santa Fe, 87501, jimgeology@aol.com In his News in Depth comment “Does fossil site record dino-killing impact” (5 April, 2019, p. 10) Colin Barras
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
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
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,
You Don’t Look Like a Geologist – A Conversation on Diversity (or the Lack Thereof) in Our Profession
Deborah Green deb@geologistwriter.com Too many times as a young geologist I was told, “You don’t look like a geologist,” often by clients and even by my own company’s managers. I haven’t heard that comment in
Results From Ongoing Water Quality Monitoring (february 2020 to Present) of the Upper Pecos River
Megan Begay1, Letisha Mailboy1, Kate Diem1, Ezekiel Tapia1 and Jennifer Lindline1 1New Mexico Highlands University, P.O. Box 9000, Las Vegas, NM, 87701, mbegay24@live.nmhu.edu Since February 2020, NMHU Environmental Geology students have been collecting biweekly water
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
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
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,
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