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'''Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Study Area''' is located in [[San Juan County, New Mexico]], between [[Chaco Canyon]] and the [[Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness|De-Na-Zin Wilderness]]. The [[Wilderness Study Area]] (WSA) has multicolored [[badland]]s, sandstone [[Hoodoo (geology)|hoodoo]]s, [[petrified wood]] and [[dinosaur bones]], similar to those found in the nearby [[Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness|Bisti Badlands]] and De-Na-Zin Wilderness. |
'''Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Study Area''' is located in [[San Juan County, New Mexico]], between [[Chaco Canyon]] and the [[Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness|De-Na-Zin Wilderness]]. The [[Wilderness Study Area]] (WSA) has multicolored [[badland]]s, sandstone [[Hoodoo (geology)|hoodoo]]s, [[petrified wood]] and [[dinosaur bones]], similar to those found in the nearby [[Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness|Bisti Badlands]] and De-Na-Zin Wilderness. |
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The [[Bureau of Land Management|BLM]] Wilderness Study Area was declared in May 1992 and would protect an area of about 26.5 km<sup>2</sup> (6,563 acres). The area was prospected by the dinosaur hunter [[Charles Hazelius Sternberg]] in the summer of 1921.<ref>[http://blog.synnatschke.de/usa/new-mexico/ah-shi-sle-pah-wilderness-study-area/ Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness Study Area] by Isabel Synnatschke</ref> Sternberg collected the [[type specimen]] of ''[[Pentaceratops fenestratus]]'', a [[ceratopsid]] dinosaur from the late [[Cretaceous Period]], within the WSA. Specimens from this area form a significant part of the [[vertebrate]] [[paleontology]] collection at the Museum of Evolution, [[University of Uppsala]], Sweden.<ref name=Sullivan>Sullivan, R.M. 2006. Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness Study Area (San Juan Basin, New Mexico): A paleontological (and historical) treasure and resource. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 34:169-174. [http://www.robertmsullivanphd.com/uploads/117_Sullivan__2006__Ah-shi-sle-pah__low_res__.pdf PDF]</ref> Note that fossil collecting here without a permit is prohibited by law. |
The [[Bureau of Land Management|BLM]] Wilderness Study Area was declared in May 1992 and would protect an area of about 26.5 km<sup>2</sup> (6,563 acres). The area was prospected by the dinosaur hunter [[Charles Hazelius Sternberg]] in the summer of 1921.<ref>[http://blog.synnatschke.de/usa/new-mexico/ah-shi-sle-pah-wilderness-study-area/ Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness Study Area] by Isabel Synnatschke</ref> Sternberg collected the [[type specimen]] of ''[[Pentaceratops fenestratus]]'', a [[ceratopsid]] dinosaur from the late [[Cretaceous Period]], within the WSA. Specimens from this area form a significant part of the [[vertebrate]] [[paleontology]] collection at the Museum of Evolution, [[University of Uppsala]], Sweden.<ref name=Sullivan>Sullivan, R.M. 2006. Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness Study Area (San Juan Basin, New Mexico): A paleontological (and historical) treasure and resource. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 34:169-174. [http://www.robertmsullivanphd.com/uploads/117_Sullivan__2006__Ah-shi-sle-pah__low_res__.pdf PDF] {{wayback|url=http://www.robertmsullivanphd.com/uploads/117_Sullivan__2006__Ah-shi-sle-pah__low_res__.pdf |date=20110715192546 }}</ref> Note that fossil collecting here without a permit is prohibited by law. |
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==Geology== |
==Geology== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/wilderness_and_wsas/wilderness_study_areas/wilderness_study_areas/Ah_shi_sle_pah_WSA.html Ah-shi-sle-pah WSA Bureau of Land Management] |
*[http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/wilderness_and_wsas/wilderness_study_areas/wilderness_study_areas/Ah_shi_sle_pah_WSA.html Ah-shi-sle-pah WSA Bureau of Land Management] |
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*[http://www.insideoutsidemag.com/issues/2009/November/Ah_Shi__Sle_Pah_Wash/ Ah Shi Sle Pah Wash, Hoodoo king of the San Juan Basin badlands] at ''Inside Outside Southwest'' magazine |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110713054043/http://www.insideoutsidemag.com/issues/2009/November/Ah_Shi__Sle_Pah_Wash/ Ah Shi Sle Pah Wash, Hoodoo king of the San Juan Basin badlands] at ''Inside Outside Southwest'' magazine |
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/snowpeak/sets/72157624267542285/detail/ Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah gallery] by photographer John Fowler |
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/snowpeak/sets/72157624267542285/detail/ Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah gallery] by photographer John Fowler |
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*[http://wikimapia.org/14736265/Ah-shi-sle-pah-Wilderness-Study-Area Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah WSA] at [[Wikimapia]] |
*[http://wikimapia.org/14736265/Ah-shi-sle-pah-Wilderness-Study-Area Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah WSA] at [[Wikimapia]] |
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Revision as of 21:23, 5 October 2016
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Study Area is located in San Juan County, New Mexico, between Chaco Canyon and the De-Na-Zin Wilderness. The Wilderness Study Area (WSA) has multicolored badlands, sandstone hoodoos, petrified wood and dinosaur bones, similar to those found in the nearby Bisti Badlands and De-Na-Zin Wilderness.
The BLM Wilderness Study Area was declared in May 1992 and would protect an area of about 26.5 km2 (6,563 acres). The area was prospected by the dinosaur hunter Charles Hazelius Sternberg in the summer of 1921.[1] Sternberg collected the type specimen of Pentaceratops fenestratus, a ceratopsid dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period, within the WSA. Specimens from this area form a significant part of the vertebrate paleontology collection at the Museum of Evolution, University of Uppsala, Sweden.[2] Note that fossil collecting here without a permit is prohibited by law.
Geology
Rock units within the Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah WSA include most of the upper Fruitland Formation (Fossil Forest Member) and lower part of the Kirtland Formation (Hunter Wash Member), both late Cretaceous in age. The rocks are dominated by mudstones and intermittent sandstones, with occasional resistant channel sandstones.[2]
See also
- Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness
- Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
- Demoiselles Coiffées de Pontis
- Đavolja Varoš
References
- ^ Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness Study Area by Isabel Synnatschke
- ^ a b Sullivan, R.M. 2006. Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness Study Area (San Juan Basin, New Mexico): A paleontological (and historical) treasure and resource. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 34:169-174. PDF Template:Wayback
External links
- Ah-shi-sle-pah WSA Bureau of Land Management
- Ah Shi Sle Pah Wash, Hoodoo king of the San Juan Basin badlands at Inside Outside Southwest magazine
- Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah gallery by photographer John Fowler
- Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah WSA at Wikimapia
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