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Dimetrodon (Eupelycosauria: Sphenacontidae) from the lower Permian Abo Formation, Socorro and Torrance counties, New Mexico
K. L., Jr. McKeighen, H. W. McKeighen, A. K. Cantrell, T. L. Suazo, S. G. Lucas, J. A. Spielman, S. K. Harris and L. F. Rinehart Abstract-Here we add to the sparce record of Dimetrodon
The Eupelycosaur Dimetrodon from the lower Permian Abo Formation, Fra Cristobal Mountains, Sierra County, New Mexico
S. K. Harris, S. G. Lucas and L. F. Rinehart A neural spine from the lowermost Abo Formation (Wolfcampian) is the first recorded occurrence of the eupelycosaur Dimetrodon from the Fra Cristobal Mountains of Sierra
Geochronology, geochemistry, and tectonic occurrence of large travertine deposits in New Mexico and Arizona
A. Priewesch, L. J. Crossey, E. Embid, K. E. Karlstrom, V. Polyak, Y. Asmerom and J. W. Ricketts New Mexico and Arizona host several large travertine deposits (>20-60 km2 with thicknesses ranging from 15 to
Microbial ecosystems at depth: Contrasts in nutrient and other environmental gradients between natural caves and ultra-deep mines
P. J. Boston1 and T. L. Kieft2 1Earth and Environmental Sciences Dept., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801 2National Cave and Karst Research Institute,, 1400 Commerce Dr., Carlsbad,
Xenowhiffs: Mantle gases in hydrologic systems
L. J. Crossey and K. E. Karlstrom Throughout the western U.S., Quaternary travertine and lacustrine carbonate deposits record long-lived interactions of deeply-sourced (“endogenic”) carbonic fluids with the near-surface hydrologic regime. These were deposited by springs
Magmatic constraints on the enigmatic Colorado Mineral Belt
J. D. Feldman, M. T. Heizler, K. E. Karlstrom and S. A. Kelley The Colorado Mineral Belt (CMB) is a Laramide (75 to 40 Ma) magmatic lineament that trends NE from the Four Corners region
Dynamic topography of the Great Plains: Evidence from fluvial incison and exhumation in New Mexico and Colorado
A. Nereson, S. Brown, K. E. Karlstrom, J. Stroud, W. C. McIntosh and M. T. Heizler Fluvial incision data from the Great Plains of New Mexico and Colorado show differential incision across broad (50-100 km)
A north-flowing Miocene (?) ancestral Pecos River in southeast New Mexico: a record of Late Paleogene-Early Neogene epeirogeny)
S. M. Cather The Gatuña Formation of southeastern New Mexico consists of fluvial and eolian deposits within the modern valley of the Pecos River and nearby areas to the east and west. The Gatuña is
Geophysical data bearing on hydrocarbon traps and resource potential of the Galisteo Basin, New Mexico (abs.)
R. A. Ashu1 and M. S. Petronis1 1Environmental Geology, Antural Resource Management Dept., NM Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM, 87701, aragbor@yahoo.com Land-based Gravity and Magnetic data were obtained at 56 gravity and 250 magnetic stations
Origin and timing of folding within the Lincoln Fold Belt, Lincoln County, New Mexico (abs.)
T. B. Avant1 and J. M. Amato1 1Department of Geological Sciences, NMSU, Box 30001, MSC 3AB, Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico, 88003 The Lincoln Fold Belt contains a set of disharmonic, short wavelength folds with
Controls on particle-size distributions in tributary alluvial fans of the lower Chama River Canyon (abs.)
J. Faulconer1 and G. A. Meyer1 1Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of NM, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87131 Tributary alluvial fans in the lower Chama River Canyon, in northern New Mexico
Geochronology, geochemistry, and tectonic occurrence of travertine deposits in New Mexico and Arizona (abs.)
A. Priewisch1, L. J. Crossey1, E. Embid1 and K. E. Karlstrom1 1University of NM, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, arp2301@unm.edu CO2 springs and associated travertine deposits offer a unique tool to
Preliminary geologic map of the Capitol Peak SE quadrangle with illsutrations of uncommon surficial features, northern Tularosa Basin, south-central New Mexico (abs.)
D. W. Love1, B. D. Allen1 and R. G. Myers2 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy, Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87801 2U.S. Army-White Sands Missile Range, Alamogordo, NM, 88002 Near the
Transferability of parameters for hydrologic modeling of ungaged watersheds using the soil and water assessment tool (abs.)
E. El-Sadek1, M. Bleisweiss2, M. Shukla1, A. Fernald3 and S. Guldan1 1Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM, 88003 2Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Weed Science, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM, New
A salinization study within the San Acacia region, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (SNWR), New Mexico (abs.)
F. Reyes1, S. Adelberg2, A. Williams3, L. J. Crossey3 and K. E. Karlstrom3 1Department of Environmental Sciences, University of TX El Paso, El Paso, TX, 79968, Frreyes@miners.utep.edu 2Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI,
Paleomagnetic data from late Miocene Lobato basalt flows adjacent to the Santa Clara fault system, Chili quadrangle, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (abs.)
M. S. Petronis1 and J. Lindline1 1Environmental Geology, Natural Resource Management Dept., NM Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM, 87701, mspetro@nmhu.edu The Late Miocene Lobato Formation comprises predominantly fine-grained and vesicular olivine- and plagioclase-phyric alkaline basalts.
A regional water table map and water level variations in the southern Sacramento Mountains watershed, New Mexico (abs.)
L. Land1, G. C. Rawling1 and S. S. Timmons1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy, Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87801 We have prepared a map of the regional water table in
Dimetrodon (Eupelycosauria: Sphenacodontidae) from the Upper Permian Abo Formation, Torrance County, New Mexico (abs.)
H. W. McKeighen1, L., Jr. McKeighen1, S. G. Lucas2, J. A. Spielmann2 and S. K. Harris2 1 46 Cuerro Lane, Los Lunas, NM, 87031, hmloslunas1@msn.com 2NM Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque,
Modeling pyrite and fluoride concentration in the Goathill North Rock Pile, Questa Mine, New Mexico (abs.)
S. F. Williams New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy, Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87801 The New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources recently took part in an elaborate study called
Additional invertebrate ichnotaxa from the Lower Permian Hueco Group, Robledo Mountains, south-central New Mexico (abs.)
A. J. Lerner1, S. G. Lucas1 and J. P. MacDonald1 1NM Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104 Recent collecting of the Lower Permian Robledo Mountains Formation within the
The most complete skeleton of Ophiacodon Navajovicus (Eupelycosauria: Ophiacodontidae), from the Upper Pennsylvanian of Canon del Cobre, New Mexico (abs.)
S. K. Harris1, S. G. Lucas1 and J. A. Spielmann1 1NM Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104 The most complete postcranial skeleton known of the Late Pennsylvanian pelycosaurian-grade
New Mexico’s most prolific Upper Cretaceous shark assemblage: Hosta Tongue fo the Point Lookout Sandstone, Bernalillo County, New Mexico (abs.)
K. Wright1, J. Bourdon1, S. G. Lucas1 and R. Pence1 1NM Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104 We present a follow-up to a preliminary analysis published in 1989
Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) ammonites from the Carlile and Juana Lopez members of the Mancos Shale, eastern side of Mesa Prieta, Sandoval County, New Mexico (abs.)
P. L. Sealey1 and S. G. Lucas1 1NM Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104 The zones of Collignoniceras woollgari,Prionocyclus hyatti, Prionocyclus macombi, Prionocyclus wyomingensis and Prionocyclus novimexicanus are
New palynological data from Cretaceous strata in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, do not indicate a Paleocene age for dinosaur fossils (abs.)
R. M. Sullivan1, D. R. Braman2, S. E. Jasinski1 and S. G. Lucas3 1Section Paleontology and Geology State Museum of Pennsylvania, 300 North Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17120 2Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, P.O. Box 7500,