Abstract
This trip is from Albuquerque to Carrizo Arroyo in the Lucero uplift of Valencia County, New Mexico. Carrizo Arroyo exposes an approximately 100 m thick section of Bursum Formation, strata of mixed marine-non-marine origin that yield a diverse and well known fossil record of everything from cockroaches to conodonts. This is one of the finest exposures of the Carboniferous-Permian boundary in New Mexico, and certainly one,of the most thoroughly studied. Carrizo Arroyo is approximately 33 miles (53 km) as the crow flies southwest of downtown Albuquerque. Note that the final 5 miles (8 km) of the journey traverses poorly marked, deeply rutted trails and areas of deep sand, passable only in vehicles having high ground clearance and four-wheel drive.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | The Carboniferous-Permian transition in central New Mexico |
Editors | Spencer G. Lucas, W. John Nelson, William A. DiMichele, Justin A. Spielmann, Karl Krainer, James E. Barrick, Scott D. Elrick, Sebastian Voigt |
Publisher | New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science |
Pages | 23-30 |
Volume | 59 |
ISBN (Print) | 1524-4156 |
State | Published - 2013 |
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