Stratigraphy, paleontology and age of the Fruitland and Kirtland Formations (upper Cretaceous), San Juan Basin, New Mexico
Creators: name: Hunt, A.P.
name: Lucas, S.G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1992
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Testudines
Dinosauria
Sauropodidae
Mammalia

description: Hunt, A.P., Lucas, S.G. (1992): Stratigraphy, paleontology and age of the Fruitland and Kirtland Formations (upper Cretaceous), San Juan Basin, New Mexico. In: Lucas, S.G., Kues, B.S., Williamson, T.E., Hunt, A.P. (Eds): New Mexico Geological Society. New Mexico Geological Society 43rd Annual Fall Field Conference Guidebook: 217-239, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3614972
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