21" Pennsylvanian Fossil Plant & Bivalve Plate - Kinney Quarry, NM

This is a beautiful, 21" tall plate of fossils plants (Sphenopteridium) and bivalves (Dunbarella) Dunbarella from the famous Kinney Lagerstätte in New Mexico. The dark black preservation contrasts well with the lighter shale. The shale measures 21x18" and is up to 6" thick, weighing just over 45 lbs. An impressive display piece.

Comes with a metal display stand or we can add a backing and wall hanger upon request for an additional fee.

We also have the alternative split of this plate listed for sale separately.

The Kinney Lagerstätte is a world-famous Late Pennsylvanian fossil quarry located in the Manzanita Mountains of central New Mexico. The quarry is in the Tinajas Member of the Atrasado Formation and has been assigned a middle Missourian (Kasimovian) age of roughly305 million years. Since the first collections were made in the 1960s, the Kinney Quarry has been long appreciated by paleontologists for its exceptional preservation and diverse assemblage of fossil vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants. The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Smithsonian Institution, University of Kansas, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History have extensive collections of Kinney material. Due to the high scientific value of Kinney fossils and restricted quarry access, a very limited number of fossils from the site have ever become available for sale on the commercial market.

For more information:
  • Geology and paleontology of the Kinney Brick Quarry, Late Pennsylvanian, central New Mexico

  • AN UPDATE ON THE FLORA OF THE KINNEY QUARRY OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO (UPPER PENNSYLVANIAN), ITS PRESERVATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE




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    DETAILS
    SPECIES
    Sphenopteridium & Dunbarella
    LOCATION
    Kinney Quarry, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
    FORMATION
    Atrasado Formation - Tinajas Member
    SIZE
    21x18", up to 6" thick, 45 lbs
    CATEGORY
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    ITEM
    #80515
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