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Rio Conchas

NM: San Miguel Co.: 35°21 'N, 104°16'W.

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Location of the Rio Conchas site.Age. Early/Medial Pleistocene (Morgan and Lucas 2005).

General Description.South shore of what is now Conchas Lake, about 2 km east of point where Garita Creek enters the lake at its southwestern point. The fossil was collected before the formation of the lake from 3 to 4 km south of the Conchas River (Morgan and Lucas 2005).

Fauna.

Mammuthus imperator—Imperial Mammoth (Morgan and Lucas 2005)

Literature. Morgan and Lucas 2005.

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Last Update: 25 Oct 2008