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New Find at Ghost Ranch

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Ah the curious and exciting things in this world…

The American Museum of Natural History reports that a new species of dinosauromorph was among the mixed assemblage of dinosaurs and dinosauromorphs found at Hayden Quarry in Ghost Ranch, New Mexico!

What is a dinosauromorph (‘dinasauromorpha’)?

Dinasauromorpha is a clade of archosaurs that includes the clade Dinosauria (dinosaurs), and other closely related animals.  Birds are the only surviving dinosauromorphs.

See more about this amazing finding at American Museum of Natural History

AiA visit to the Ghost Ranch Retreat and Educational Center

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See more about our visit to the Ghost Ranch here

Cliff Dwellings, Historical Site

Puye Cliff Dwellings

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The Puye Cliff Dwellings are the ruins of an abandoned pueblo, located in Santa Clara Canyon on Santa Clara Pueblo land near Española, New Mexico.  The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966.

The dwellings were carved out soft of volcanic tuff on an approximately 200 foot (61 m) cliff ridge.  The rock itself is relatively soft and can be excavated using wooden tools.

Native peoples first settled in the area in the late 10th century living in dispersed farmstead dwellings at the east side of the Jemez Mountains.

Puye Facts:

  • Up to 1500 pueblo Indians lived in the area between 900 and 1580
  • Largest complex includes two levels of cliff-dwellings and cave dwellings
  • One level of the cliff dwellings is over one mile long
  • Edgar Hewitt excavated Puye Cliffs in 1907

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See more on Puye Cliff Dwellings with Wikipedia

Puye Cliff Dwellings. (2016, October 9). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:13, October 9, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Puye_Cliff_Dwellings&oldid=743458473