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The Silurian in New Mexico, US

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Silurian Fossils

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Paleontology and geology

A shallow warm sea covered much of southern and western New Mexico during the Silurian. It deposited a thin layer of dolostone. Brachiopods, corals, ammonites, and other invertebrates flourished in the tropical waters. The dry land to the north left no rock or fossil record.

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Resources

Resources

Courses and Lectures (showing 1 of 1 listings)

Paleogeography of the Southwestern U.S.: The paleogeography of the southwestern U.S. from 1.8 billion years ago to 10 million years ago. Text and images by Dr. Ron Blakey from Northern Arizona University.

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New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Web-based Paleo-database Home Page: Search the fossil collections of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Listings by Kingdom down to species, era, epoch, group, formation, country, New Mexico county, and map ID. Many listings contain images of the fossils (including all holotypes.) 

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