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Tetrapod Footprints from the Lower Permian Abo Formation near Jemez Springs, Sandoval County, New Mexico
Spencer G. Lucas1, Amanda K. Cantell1 and Thomas L. Suazo1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104, spencer.lucas@state.nm.us In the canyon of the Jemez River and its tributaries south
Petroleum System Modeling in the Western Anadarko Basin: Implications for Carbon Storage
Evan Gragg1, Jolante van Wijk1 and Robert Balch2 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy, Socorro, NM, 87801, egragg@nmt.edu 2Petroleum Recovery Research Center, New Mexico Institute of
First Record of a Tyrannosaurid Theropod (dinosauria) From the Lower Campanian Menefee Formation, New Mexico
Sebastian G. Dalman1, Amanda K. Cantrell2, Thomas L. Suazo2 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science / Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, sebastiandalman@yahoo.com 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History
Age and Correlation of the Lower Permian Abo Formation and Yeso Group, Central and Southern New Mexico
Spencer G. Lucas1, Karl Krainer2 and Daniel Vachard3 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104, spencer.lucas@state.nm.us 2Institute of Geology, Innsbruck University, Innrain 52, Innsbruck, A-6020, Austria 3CIRCAS, 1 rue
New Mexico Web Mapping application at the NM Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources: Coal and Groundwater Quality Data
Chang-Heng (Hank) Yang1, Gretchen Hoffman1 and Stacy Timmons1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, hyang@nmbg.nmt.edu A new database-driven web mapping application (the application), is in development using
Provenance and Sediment Dispersal Trends From Upper Cretaceous Nonmarine Strata in Southern New Mexico
Cody J. Stopka1, Brian A. Hampton1 and Greg H. Mack1 1New Mexico State University, Department of Geological Sciences/MSC 3AB, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, cstopka@nmsu.edu Nearly continuous sections of Upper Cretaceous strata outcrop
The Animas River Toxic Spill: Using Current Events to Teach Geology, Geochemistry, and Presentation Skills to Undergraduate Geology Majors at Fort Lewis College, Durango, Co.
R. Kenny1, M. D. Bachrodt1, E. A. Hedrick1, M. L. Jiang1, A. J. Kirkpatrick1, P. O. Leysens1, R. L. Martinez1, J. A. Mason1, K. C. Poisson1, M. S. Vandervert1 and B. M. Whidden1 1Fort Lewis
The Allison Mine Sinkhole – Causes, Consequences, and Corrective Actions
Alan K. Kuhn1, Edward Loescher2, Meghan McDonald and David Hyndman 1Alan Kuhn Associates LLC, 13212 Manitoba Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87111, akkuhn41@gmail.com 2 13212 Manitoba Dr. NE In early August, 2015 a large sinkhole opened
Frederic Brewster Loomis’ 1924 Amherst College Paleontological Expedition to the San Juan Basin, New Mexico
Sebastian G. Dalman1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science / Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, sebastiandalman@yahoo.com 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science In 1924, a paleontological
Ammonite Zones in the Southeastern San Juan Basin, Sandoval 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 Twenty-four Upper Cretaceous ammonite zones have been identified in the southeastern San Juan Basin.
Ichnology of the Cretaceous (albian) Mesilla Valley Formation, Cerro De Cristo Rey, Southern Nm
Eric J. Kappus1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1The University of Texas at El Paso, 5823 N Mesa, #707, El Paso, TX, Texas, 79912, USA, eric_kappus@hotmail.com 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain
A new Ichnospecies of Cardioichnus from the Cretaceous (Albian) of New Mexico
Eric J. Kappus1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1The University of Texas at El Paso, 5823 N Mesa, #707, El Paso, TX, Texas, 79912, USA, eric_kappus@hotmail.com 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain
Hydraulic Conductivity Estimates from Particle Size Distributions of Sediments from Los Alamos Chromium Plume
Rose Harris1, Paul Reimus1 and Mei Ding1 1Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87544, rosejaninaharris@gmail.com Chromium used in Los Alamos National laboratory cooling towers was released as effluent onto laboratory property between 1956 and
The Lifecycle of the Oligocene Schoolhouse Mountain Caldera, Southwest New Mexico
Vanessa M. Swenton1, Jeffrey Amato1 and William McIntosh2 1New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, vswenton@nmsu.edu 2New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801 The Oligocene Schoolhouse Mountain Caldera (SMC) in the
Using Multiple Geochemical Tracers to Examine Potential Low Temperature Geothermal Reservoirs in New Mexico
Tanner K. Grulke1, Laura Crossey1, Valerie Blomgren1, Karl Karlstrom1, Victor Polyak1 and Yemane Asmerom1 1University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, tgrulke@unm.edu Geochemical tracers can be very useful in investigating solute sources, mixing of ground
Evaluation of the accumulation of trace metals (As, U, Cu, Cr, Pb, Zn) on iron-manganese coatings on in situ stream pebbles and emplaced substrates
Margaret Marie Turpin1, Johanna Blake2, Abdulmehdi Ali1 and Laura Crossey1 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States, mturpin@unm.edu 2Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology University of New Mexico,
Detecting Pennsylvanian Millennial-Scale Climate Changes Using Pollen Analysis of Marine Limestone-Shale Rhythmites
William Eldridge Ganter University of New Mexico, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science, 13510 Sunset Canyon Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87111, United States, wganter@unm.edu Detecting Pennsylvanian Millennial-Scale Climate Changes Using Pollen Analysis of
A Pedagogy for the Cerro de Cristo Rey Dinosaur Tracksite: Hiking trails, Self-guided Tours, and Virtual Visits
Eric J. Kappus1 and Paul Galvan2 1The University of Texas at El Paso, 5823 N Mesa, #707, El Paso, TX, Texas, 79912, USA, eric_kappus@hotmail.com 2The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University, El
Unraveling the 5 Ma birth and young evolution of the Rio Grande fluvial system
Marisa Nicole Repasch1, Karl Karlstrom1 and Matt Heizler2 1University of New Mexico, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, United States, mrepasch@unm.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and
Campyloprion (Chondrichthyes, Edestoidea) From the Upper Pennsylvanian of Socorro County, New Mexico
Wayne M. Itano1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1Natural History Museum, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, wayne.itano@aya.yale.edu 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N. W, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 A partial symphyseal tooth
Geochemistry of Aquifer Recharge Projects in New Mexico
Christopher Wolf1, Bob Marley1 and Amy Ewing1 1Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc., 6020 academy NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109, cwolf@dbstephens.com Managed aquifer recharge is being implemented at sites across New Mexico as an important water
High-resolution statewide modeling of groundwater recharge in New Mexico
David G. Ketchum1, Talon Newton2 and Fred Phillips1 1New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl., Socorro, NM, 87801, dgketchum@gmail.com 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources The rate and distribution of groundwater recharge to New
Arthropod Biodiversity Higher Than Formerly Thought at the Late Pennsylvanian (middle Missourian: Kasimovian) Kinney Brick Quarry Lagerstatte, Central NM, USA
Amanda Kaye Cantrell1, Thomas Lee Suazo1, Spencer G. Lucas1 and Joerg Schneider2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, amanda.cantrell@state.nm.us 2TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Bernhard-von-Cotta Str. 2, Freiberg, D-09599, Germany
Birth and Evolution of the Rio Grande Fluvial System: New Insights From River Gravel Provenance Studies and 40Ar/39Ar Dated Paleoprofiles
Marisa Nicole Repasch1, Karl Karlstrom1 and Matt Heizler2 1University of New Mexico, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, United States, mrepasch@unm.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and