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Taiban Creek

NM: De Baca Co.: 34°22'N, 104°12'W; 1207 m.

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Location of the Taiban Creek siteAge. Late Irvingtonian or Early Rancholabrean (?) (Morgan and Lucas 2005).

General Description. West bank of the Pecos River, 4 km north of the mouth of Taiban Creek and 11 km south of Fort Sumner (Morgan and Lucas 2005).

Discussion. Includes two sites about 1 km apart (Morgan and Lucas 2005).

Fauna.

Equus niobrarensis—Niobrara Horse (Morgan and Lucas 2005)
Camelops hesternus—Yesterday's Camel (Morgan and Lucas 2005)

Literature. Jelinek 1967; Morgan and Lucas 2005.

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Last Update: 31 Oct 2008