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The Timing of Neogene Extension in the Southern Rio Grande Rift and Southeastern Basin and Range Province Using Apatite (U/Th)-He Thermochronometry
Michelle M. Gavel1, Jeffrey M. Amato1 and Jason W. Ricketts2 1Dept. Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, gavel@nmsu.edu 2Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso The Rio Grande Rift and Basin and
Baculites baculus From the Uppermost Pierre Shale Near Raton Demonstrates That the Final Regression of the Late Cretaceous Seaway From Northeastern New Mexico Occurred During Early Maastrichtian Time
Paul L. Sealey1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road, NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, ammonoidea@comcast.net The ammonite Baculites baculus Meek and Hayden, 1861 was recently recovered from the uppermost
New Inorganic-Organic Carbon-Based Hybrid Material for Selective Uranium Capture
Chase Kicker1, Liliya Frolova and Snezna Rogelj 1 801 Leroy Pl, # 2261, Socorro, NM, NM, 87801-4681, United States, chase.kicker@student.nmt.edu Uranium contamination in drinking water is a major health concern in some parts of the
Driest Period of the Holocene in the Southwestern United States From Coralloidal Stalagmite Growth
Holly Olivarez1, Victor Polyak1 and Yemane Asmerom1 1Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, holivarez@unm.edu Evidence from multiple climate proxies worldwide reflect an arid climate in the Northern Hemisphere
Chemo-Mechanical Alterations During Geologic Carbon Sequestration in Sandstone: Experimental Observations
Zhidi Wu1, Andrew J. Luhmann1, Alex J. Rinehart2, Peter S. Mozley1, Thomas A. Dewers3, Jason E. Heath3 and Bhaskar S. Majumdar4 1New Mexico Tech, Dept. of Earth & Environmental Science, Socorro, NM, NM, 87801, United
A new Stegomastodon skull (Proboscidea: Gomphotheriidae) from the Camp Rice Formation, Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
Peter Houde1 and Danielle Peltier2 1Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Box 30001 MSC 3AF, Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico, 88001, United States, phoude@nmsu.edu 2Department of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University Stegomastodon is
Geochemistry, Transport, and Remediation of Chromium in an Oxidizing Aquifer System, Pajarito Plateau, New Mexico
Patrick Longmire New Mexico Environment Department; Ground Water Quality Bureau, 1190 St. Frances Drive, Santa Fe, NM, 87502, patrick.longmire@state.nm.us Potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) used as an anticorrosion agent and a biocide was discharged from a cooling
New Evidence for Predatory Behavior in Tyrannosaurid Dinosaurs From the Farmington Sandstone Member of the Kirtland Formation (late Cretaceous, Campanian), Northwestern New Mexico
Sebastian G. Dalman1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science / Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, 251 Hendren Ln NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87123, USA, sebastiandalman@yahoo.com 2New Mexico Museum of
Lithostratigraphy, Paleontology and Deposition of the Cambro-Ordovician Bliss Formation, Sierra County, 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 2Innsbruck University, Innrain 52, Innsbruck, A-6020, Austria The Cambro-Ordovician Bliss Formation is the oldest Phanerozoic
A New Tyrannosaurid Dinosaur From the De-Na-Zin Member of the Kirtland Formation (late Cretaceous, Campanian), Northwestern New Mexico
Sebastian G. Dalman1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science / Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, 251 Hendren Ln NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87123, USA, sebastiandalman@yahoo.com 2New Mexico Museum of
The Trionychid Turtle axestemys Montinsana From the Paleocene Nacimiento Formation, San Juan Basin, New Mexico
Asher J. Lichtig1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87124, ajlichtig@gmail.com 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd. NW Axestemys montinsana
The Cretaceous-Paleocene Baenid Turtle neurankylus: Evidence of Sexual Dimorphism
Asher J. Lichtig1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, ajlichtig@gmail.com 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Fossil turtles are often studied as
Evaluating Sediment Transport in Flood-Driven Ephemeral Tributaries
Kyle Anderson Stark1 and Daniel Cadol1 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Earth and Environmental Science Department, Socorro, NM, 87801, United States, kyle.stark@student.nmt.edu One common source of uncertainty in sediment transport
Soil Chronosequence Study of Long Valley, Northern New Mexico: Insights into the Development of Soils on Catenas in a Post-Glacial Valley
Anthony David Feldman1 and James Bruce Harrison2 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 713 Bursum Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, anthonydfeldman@gmail.com 2New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801 The
First Report of a Jaw in the Late Cretaceous Ammonite Genus Spathites Kummel and Decker, 1954
Paul L. Sealey1, Michael P. Foley1, Neil H. Landman2 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road, NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, ammonoidea@comcast.net 2American Museum of Natural History, 79th St. and
Effects of Regional Climate Differences on Rates of Soil Development: Insights From Well-Dated Chronosequences in the Rio Grande Rift
Brad Sion1, Bruce Harrison1, Fred Phillips1 and Gary Axen1 1New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87801, United States, bradley.sion@student.nmt.edu Rates of soil development provide important information about geomorphic and landscape evolutionary
Preferences of Granule Sizes and Compositions From Harvester Anthills on Diverse Substrates Across Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Central New Mexico
David W. Love1 and Adam Nash2 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, david.love@nmt.edu 2Biology Department, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011 Large anthills attributed
Hydrogeologic Characterization and Remediation at Three Groundwater Areas of Concern, Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico
Michael F. Skelly1, John R. Copland and Jun Li 1Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, mfskell@sandia.gov Groundwater monitoring is conducted at three Environmental Restoration (ER) Operations groundwater Areas of Concern, including Technical Area-V Groundwater
Eolian Sedimentation in the Bolson Sand Sheets of the Northern Chihuahuan Desert: Slow and Continuous or Punctuated?
David M. Rachal1 and H. Curtis Monger2 1Tierra Vieja Consulting, 640 College Pl, Las Cruces, NM, 88005, geoarchnewmexico@gmail.com 2USDA-NRCS, National Soil Survey Center, 100 Centennial Mall North Federal Building, Lincoln, NE, 68508 Eolian sand sheets
Ichnology of a Pliocene Sandflat, Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico
Spencer G. Lucas1, Nasrollah Abbassi2, Paul Knight3, Heitor Francischini4 and Paula Dias5 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104, spencer.lucas@state.nm.us 2University of Zanjan, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences,,
Evaluating the Potential Of Magnetic Surveying To Predict Particle Size Distribution Of Soils
Victoria Moreno1 and Diane I. Doser2 1The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, vmoreno11@miners.utep.edu 2The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Ave, El Paso,
Continuing Mentorship of Underrepresented Students in Geophysics Through the Educational Internship in Physical Sciences (eips)
Deandra De Los Santos1, Sarah Pon, Frankie Enriquez, Guadalupe Alvarez-Rodriguez, Sophia Terrazas, Jason Ricketts and John G. Olgin 1 dde6@miners.utep.edu The number of underrepresented minorities pursuing STEM fields, specifically in the sciences, has declined in
First Discovery of a Tetrapod Body Fossil in the Lower Permian Yeso Group, Central New Mexico
Emily D. Thorpe1, Spencer G. Lucas2, David S. Berman3, Larry F. Rinehart2, Vincent Santucci4 and Amy C. Henrici3 1 POBox 147, Morrisonville, WI, 53571, emily.thorpe@outlook.com 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain
Lifetime Projections for the High Plains Aquifer in East-Central New Mexico
Geoffrey Rawling1 and Alex Rinehart2 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, 2808 Central Avenue, SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, geoffrey.rawling@nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral