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Palynology and Age of South Hospah Coal-Bearing Deposits, Mckinley County, New Mexico New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources A DIVISION OF NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY Palynology and age of South Hospah coal-bearing deposits, McKinley County, New Mexico by Abolfazl Jameossanaie Department of Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1115 SOCORRO 1987 NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY Laurence H. Lattman, President NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES & MINERAL RESOURCES Frank E. Kottlowski, Director George S. Austin, Deputy Director BOARD OF REGENTS Ex Officio Garrey E. Carruthers, Governor of New Mexico Alan Morgan, Superintendent of Public Instruction Appointed Judy Floyd, President, 1977-1987, Las Cruces Gilbert L. Cano, Sec./Treas., 1985-1991, Albuquerque Lenton Malry, 1985-1989, Albuquerque Donald W. Morris, 1983-1989, Los Alamos Steve Tones, 1967-1991, Albuquerque BUREAU STAFF Full Time ORIN J. ANDERSON, Geologist Lois M. DEVLIN, Director, Bus./Pub. Office IREAN L. RAE, Drafter RUBEN ARCHULETA, Technician II ROBERT W. EVELETH, Mining Engineer MARSHALL A. REITER, Senior Geophysicist AL BACA, Crafts Technician ROUSSEAU H. FLOWER, Emeritus Sr. Paleontologist JACQUES R. RENAULT, Senior Geologist NORMA L. BACA, Secretary/Receptionist MICHAEL J. GOBLA, Manager, Inf. Ctr. JAMES M. ROBERTSON, Senior Economic Geologist JAMES M. BARKER, Industrial Minerals Geologist MICHAEL J. HARRIS, Metallurgist SYLVEEN E. ROBINSON-COOK, Geologist ROBERT A. BIEBERMAN, Senior Petrol. Geologist JOHN W. HAWLEY, Senior Env. Geologist GRETCHEN H. ROYBAL, Coal Geologist DANNY BOBROW, Geologist CAROL A. HIELLMING, Editorial Secretary CINDIE SALISBURY, Scientific Illustrator! MARK R. BOWIE, Research Associate GARY D. JOHNPEER, Engineering Geologist DEBORAH A. SHAW, Assistant Editor LYNN A. BRANDVOLD, Senior Chemist ANNABELLE LOPEZ, Staff Secretary WILLIAM J. STONE, Senior Hydrogeologist RON BROADHEAD, Petroleum Geologist DAVID W. LOVE, Environmental Geologist SAMUEL THOMPSON III, Senior Petrol. Geologist MONTE M. BROWN, Drafter JANE A. CALVERT LOVE, Associate Editor REBECCA J. TITUS, Drafter FRANK CAMPBELL, Coal Geologist CECILIA ROSACKER MCCORD, Technician I JUDY M. VAIZA, Executive Secretary ANN= G. CARROLL, Admin. Secretary I VIRGINIA MCLEMORE, Geologist MANUEL J. VASQUEZ, Mechanic STEVEN M. CATHER, Postdoctoral fellow LYNNE MCNEIL, Technical Secretary ROBERT H. WEBER, Emeritus Senior Geologist RICHARD CHAMBERLIN, Economic Geologist NORMA J. MEEKS, Accounting Clerk—Bureau DONALD WOLBERG, Vertebrate Paleontologist CHARLES E. CHAPIN, Senior Geologist ROBERT M. NORTH, Economic Geologist–Mineralogist ZANA G. WOLF, Staff Secretary RICHARD R. CHAVEZ, Assistant Head. Petroleum JOANNE CIMA OSBURN, Geologist MICHAEL W. WOOLDRIDGE, Chief Sci. Illustrator KEVIN H. COOK, Research Associate BARBARA R. POPP, Biotechnologist JIRI ZIDEK, Chief Editor–Geologist RUBEN A. CRESPIN, Garage Supervisor Research Associates CHRISTINA L. BALK, NMT JOSEPH HARTMAN, Univ. Minn. JOHN R. MACMILLAN, NMT WILLIAM L. CHENOWETH, Grand Junction, CO DONALD E. HATTIN, Ind. Univ. HOWARD B. NICKELSON, Carlsbad PAIGE W. CHRISTIANSEN, NMT ALONZO D. JACKA, Texas Tech. Univ. LLOYD C. PRAY, Univ. Wisc. RUSSELL E. CLEMONS, NMSU DAVID B. JOHNSON, NMT ALLAN R. SANFORD, NMT WILLIAM A. COBBAN, USGS WILLIAM E. KING, NMSU JOHN H. SCHILLING, Nev. Bur. Mines & Geology AUREAL T. CROSS, Mich. St. Univ. EDWIN R. LANDIS, USGS WILLIAM R. SEALER, NMSU MARIAN GALUSHA, Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. DAVID V. LEMONE, UTEP RICHARD H. TEDFORD, Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. LELAND H. GILE, Las Cruces A. BYRON LEONARD, Kansas Univ. JORGE C. TOVAR R., Petroleos Mexicans JEFFREY A. GRAMBLING, UNM Graduate Students DONALD BARRIE JOAN GABELMAN RICHARD P. LOZINSKY MARGARET BARROLL RICHARD HARRISON WILLIAM MCINTOSH PAUL BAUER Plus about 50 undergraduate assistants Original Printing 1987 Published by Authority of State of New Mexico, NMSA 1953 Sec. 63-1- 4 Printed by University of New Mexico Printing Plant, January 1987 Available from New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM 87801 iii Contents ABSTRACT 6 Family Gleicheniaceae 17 INTRODUCTION 7 Genus Foveogleicheniidites 17 PREVIOUS STUDIES7 F. confosus 17 STRATIGRAPHIC SETTING 8 Genus Gleicheniidites 17 LOCATION OF STUDY AREA 8 G. senonicus 17 MATERIAL AND METHODS Genus Ornamentifera 17 8 0. tuberculata 17 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 10 Families Matoniaceae—Cheiropleuriaceae—Cyatheaceae- SYSTEMATIC DESCRIPTIONS 11 Dicksoniaceae 17 DIVISION CHLOROPHYTA (GREEN ALGAE) Genus Biretisporites 17 11 B. sp. 1 17 Genus Palambages 11 B. sp. 2 17 P. canadiana 11 B. sp. 3 17 P. sp. 11 Genus Cyathidites 17 Genus Rhombosporites 11 C. australis 17 R. tetrangulus 11 C. minor 17 Genus Schizosporis 11 Genus Dictyophyllidites 18 S. cooksoni 11 D. equiexinus 18 S. parvus 11 D. harrissii 18 S. scabratus 12 D. sp. 1 18 DIVISION BRYOPHYTA 12 D. sp. 2 18 Class Musci (mosses) 12 Genus Kuylisporites 18 Genus Cingutriletes 12 K. scutatus 18 C. congruens 12 K. sp. 18 Genus Distancorisporis 12 Genus Matonisporites 18 D. dakotaensis 12 M. phlebopteroides 18 Genus Distverrusporis 12 M. sp. 18 D. antiquasporites 12 Family Polypodiaceae 18 D. pocockii 12 Genus Hazaria 18 D. sp. 13 H. sp. 1 18 Genus Stereisporites 13 H. sp. 2 19 S. stereoides 13 Genus Laevigatosporites 19 S. sp. 1 13 L. acordatus 19 S. sp. 2 13 L. haardtii 19 Genus Tripunctisporis 13 L. ovatus 19 T. sp. 13 L. pseudodiscordatus 19 Class Hepaticae (liverworts) 13 Genus Polypodiidites 19 Genus Aequitriradites 13 P. sp. 1 19 A. ornatus 13 P. sp. 2 19 A. spinulosus 14 Genus Verrucatosporites 19 Genus Triporoletes 14 V. sp. 19 T. novomexicanus 14 Trilete spores (incertae sedis) 19 DIVISION LYCOPHYTA 14 Genus Concavissimisporites 19 Family Lycopodiaceae 14 C. sp. 19 Genus Camarozonosporites 14 Genus Foraminisporis 20 C. hammenii 14 F. sp. 20 Genus Echinatisporis 14 Genus Foveosporites 20 E. varispinosus 14 F. sp. 20 Genus Hamulatisporis 14 Genus Granulatisporites 20 H. rugulatus 14 G. granulatus 20 Genus Neoraistrickia 14 Genus Undulatisporites 20 cf. N. speciosa 14 U. sp. 20 Genus Peromonolites 14 Genus Verrucosisporites 20 P. subengelmannii 14 V. sp. 20 Genus Perotrilites 15 Unidentified spore A 20 P. sp. 1 15 Unidentified Spore B 20 P. sp. 2 15 Incertae sedis 20 Genus Sestrosporites 15 Genus Quadripollis 20 S. pseudoalveolatus 15 Q. sp. 20 DIVISION PTEROPHYTA (FERNS) 15 DIVISION PTERIDOSPERMOPHYTA20 Family Osmundaceae 15 Genus Pristinuspollenites 20 Genus Todisporites 15 P. microsaccus 20 T. minor 15 DIVISION CYCADOPHYTA—GINKGOPHYTA 21 Family Schizaeaceae 15 Order Cycadales—Ginkgoales 21 Genus Appendicisporites 15 Genus Cycadopites 21 A. cristatus 15 C. spp. 21 A. potomacensis 15 Order Bennettitales 21 A. unicus 16 Genus Exesipollenites 21 Genus Cicatricosisporites 16 E. tumulus 21 C. australiensis 16 Genus Spheripollenites 21 C. cuneiformis 16 S. Classopolloides 21 Genus Chomotriletes 16 S. scabratus 21 C. minor 16 DIVISON CONIFEROPHYTA21 Genus Reticulosporis 16 Family Cheirolepidiaceae 21 R. foveolatus 16 Genus Classopollis 21 R. reticulatus 16 C. Classoides 21 Genus Microreticulatisporites 16 M. uniformis 16 iv C. cf. Circulina parva 21 Genus Tricolpites 27 Families Taxodiaceae—Cupressaceae 21 T. confossipollis Genus Inaperturopollenites 21 27 I. dubius 21 T. crassimurus 27 I. minor 21 T. hians 27 Genus Sequoiapollenites 21 T. minutus 27 S. spp. 21 T. vulgaris 27 Genus Taxodiaceaepollenites 22 T. sp. 1 27 T. hiatus 22 T. sp. 2 27 Family Araucariaceae 22 T. sp. 3 28 Genus Araucariacites 22 T. sp. 4 28 A. australis 22 T. sp. 5 28 Genus Balmeiopsis 22 Tricolpate Forma A 28 B. limbatus 22 Tetracolpate pollen grains 28 Genus Inaperturotetradites 22 Genus Utriculites 28 I. scabratus 22 U. visus 28 Family Pinaceae 22 Tricolporate pollen grains 28 Genus Alisporites 22 Genus Holkopollenites 28 A. sp. 22 H. sp. 1 28 Genus Zonalapollenites 22 H. sp. 2 28 Z. sp. 22 H. sp. 3 28 Family Podocarpaceae 22 H. sp. 4 28 Genus Parvisaccites 22 Genus Margocolporites 29 P. radiatus 22 M. kruschii 29 Genus Rugubivesiculites 22 M. minutus 29 R. rugosus 22 M. varireticulatus 29 DIVISION GNETOPHYTA22 M. sp. 1 29 Family Ephedraceae 22 M. sp. 2 29 Genus Equisetosporites 22 Genus Nyssapollenites 30 E. jansonii 22 N. albertensis 30 E. menakae 23 N. nigricolpus 30 E. rousei 23 N. triangulus 30 E. sp. 23 N. sp. 30 Genus Steevesipollenites 23 Genus Perinotricolporites 30 cf. S. binodosus 23 P. delicatus 30 GYMNOSPERMAE — INCERTAE SEDIS Genus Psilatricolporites 30 23 P. subtilis 30 Genus Callialasporites 23 Genus Ranunculacidites 31 C. dampieri 23 R. sp. 31 Genus Eucommiidites 23 Triporate pollen grains 31 E. spp. 23 Genus Casuarinidites 31 Genus Perinopollenites 23 C. microgranulatus 31 cf. P. elatoides 23 C. sp. 31 DIVISION MAGNOLIOPHYTA (ANGIOSPERMS) 23 Genus Complexiopollis 31 Class Liliopsida (monocots) 23 C. abditus 31 Genus Liliacidites 23 Genus Labrapollis 31 L. intermedius 23 L. sp. 1 31 L. sp. 1 23 L. sp. 2 31 L. sp. 2 24 L. sp. 3 31 L. sp. 3 24 Genus Momipites 32 L. sp. 4 24 M. sp. 32 L. sp. 5 24 Genus Osculapollis 32 L. sp. 6 24 0. perspectus 32 Genus Monocolpopollenites 24 Genus Plicapollis 32 M. reticulatus 24 P. serta 32 cf. M. texensis 24 Genus Proteacidites 32 Genus Retimonocolpites 24 P. retusus 32 R. sp. 1 24 P. thalmanni 32 R. sp. 2 25 Genus Pseudoplicapollis 32 Genus Sparganiaceaepollenites 25 P. cuneata 32 S. hospahensis 25 P. triradiata 32 Class Magnoliopsida (dicots) 25 P. newmanii 32 Tricolpate pollen grains 25 Genus Pseudovacupollis 33 Genus Cupuliferoidaepollenites 25 P. involutus 33 C. levitas 25 Genus Triporopollenites 33 C. sanjuanensis 25 T. sp. 1 33 C. aoristus 25 T. sp. 2 33 C. mutabilis 25 T. sp. 3 33 C. sp. 1 26 T. sp. 4 33 C. sp. 2 26 Genus Vacuopollis 33 C. sp. 3 26 V. orthopyramis 33 C. sp. 4 26 V. semiconcavus 33 C. sp. 5 26 Polyads 33 C. sp. 6 26 Genus Polyadopollenites 33 Genus Rousea 26 P. sp. 1 34 R. sp. 1 26 P. sp. 2 34 R. sp. 2 26 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS 34 Genus Striatopollis 26 REFERENCES 34 S. paraneus 26 V Figures 1—Geographic location of previous palynological studies pertinent to the Upper Cretaceous strata of western North America. 7 2—Geographic location of previous palynological studies on the Upper Cretaceous rocks of New Mexico.
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