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# Reynolds Field Station

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- [Reynolds Field Station Booth at Geological Society of America Connects 2024 Conference](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/reynolds-field-station-booth-at-geological-society-of-america-connects-2024-conference/) - September 22-25, 2024 Anaheim, CA The Reynolds Field Station (RFS) exhibited at the Geological Society of America Connects 2024 Conference, giving visitors opportunities to talk to RFS Directors, pick up literature, and explore opportunities to visit and participate in Field Station learning and research programs. Students and faculty conducting research at the Field Station
- [New Mexico State University Conducts the Inaugural Capstone Geology Field Camp Held at RFS May 23 – June 8, 2025](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/new-mexico-state-university-conducts-the-inaugural-capstone-geology-field-camp-held-at-rfs-may-23-june-8-2025/) - The Reynold’s Field Station (RFS) hosted its first official geology field camp in collaboration with Department of Geological Sciences at New Mexico State University (NMSU) in Summer, 2025. The three-week field camp took place in late May to early June and utilized a new field curriculum [Program NMSU001] in 2024 by Dr. Brian Hampton and
- [Reynolds Field Station Booth at Geological Society of America Connects 2025 Conference October 19-22, 2025 San Antonio, TX](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/reynolds-field-station-booth-at-geological-society-of-america-connects-2025-conference-october-19-22-2025-san-antonio-tx/) - RFS is pleased to announce the Reynolds Field Station booth at Geological Society of America Connects 2025 Conference. You can talk to RFS Directors, pick up literature, and explore opportunities to visit and participate in Field Station learning and research programs. Students and faculty who are currently conducting research at the Field Station will also
- [RFS Hosts Its First Citizen Scientists August 30-31, 2025](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/rfs-hosts-its-first-citizen-scientists-august-30-31-2025/) - RFS hosted three young professionals who went to high school together, but who now work in separate fields (space engineering, accounting and automobile sales) for a fun weekend of Citizen Science and prospecting for fossils. Sebastian Evridgepope, Anthony Wetherbee and Carter Schwope are living spread across Texas now, but for Labor Day embarked on a
- [Perot Museum of Nature and Science and New Mexico State University Conduct Fossil Dig and Exploration at RFS May 22-30, 2025](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/perot-museum-of-nature-and-science-and-new-mexico-state-university-conduct-fossil-dig-and-exploration-at-rfs-may-22-30-2025/) - Dr. Dori Contreras and volunteer Pamela Riddle from the Perot Museum of Science and Nature joined forces with Dr. Andrew Flynn Dr. Andrew Flynn and undergraduate student Bailey Schafer from the New Mexico State University Geology Department for a wildly successful field exploration and dig for 10 days starting May 22, 2025 at RFS. The
- [University of Nevada Las Vegas Conducts Assessment of RFS for Long Term Ecological Research of Piñon-Juniper Forests  May 23-24, 2025](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/university-of-nevada-las-vegas-conducts-assessment-of-rfs-for-long-term-ecological-research-of-pinon-juniper-forests-may-23-24-2025/) - Dr. Drew Peltier a tree physiologist at the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Life Sciences visited RFS to assess the possibility of setting up a long term ecological research site. Dr. Peltier studies the long term effects of droughts on piñon-juniper forests in the southwest, and the mechanisms by which those species build in
- [University of Texas El Paso Field Methods Class Conducts Geophysical Survey at RFS April 11-13, 2025](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/university-of-texas-el-paso-field-methods-class-conducts-geophysical-survey-at-rfs-april-11-13-2025/) - On April 11, 2025, 26 undergraduate students, 2 professors and a graduate student from University of Texas El Paso Geology Department descended on RFS to conduct a multi-mode geophysical survey of a valley fill deposit over two days for a geophysical field methods class. Students filled the dorms and some set up tents at the
- [Reynolds Field Station Cretaceous Leaf Fossils on Display at the Zuhl Museum, Las Cruces](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/reynolds-field-station-cretaceous-leaf-fossils-on-display-at-the-zuhl-museum-las-cruces/) - RFS fossils on display at the Zuhl Museum Cretaceous leaf fossils from the Reynolds Field Station (RFS) are on display at The Zuhl Museum , located on the New Mexico State University (NMSU) campus in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The fossils are on loan from Jagger Giffing and Gideon Kuykendall, who collected them on
- [Reynolds Field Station Hosts an Interdisciplinary Cohort of Experts](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/reynolds-field-station-hosts-an-interdisciplinary-cohort-of-experts/) - May 13-17, 2024 The Reynolds Field Station (RFS) was honored to host a cohort of experts from multiple disciplines and institutions to explore the property, provide advice, engage in an interdisciplinary collaboration, and conduct a paleontological excavation of Cretaceous leaf fossils. The gathering started with a short overview covering the regional tectonic and stratigraphic setting
- [NMSU geology partnership gives students access to Reynolds Field Station](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/nmsu-geology-partnership-gives-students-access-to-reynolds-field-station/) - Release Date: 11 Sep 2024 You can also view this press release at: newsroom.nmsu.edu Imagine 280 acres of untouched nature in the mountains of west-central New Mexico with rocks dating back to the age of the dinosaurs, 85 million years ago when an ocean split the North American Continent in half. A geologist’s dream. That’s

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- [Big	Science	Questions](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/big-science-questions/) - Crevasse Canyon Formation BSQ What drives the laterally extensive sand layers in the Crevasse Canyon Formation? [Brian Hampton] Sea-level changes? Orogenic pulses – if so, from which orogenic causes; from the west or from the south? Both? What is the time interval between transgressions? How far does regression extend between transgressions - are the intervening
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- [Glossary of Terms in the Context of Reynolds Field Station (RFS)](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/glossary/) - A Angiosperm: plants that produce flowers, whose seeds are in fruits. They are the largest group of plants on earth today (about 80% of all living green plants!), but did not come into being until the Cretaceous epoch (see definition) Archaeology: study of human history and prehistory through ancient cultural sites and artifacts (objects) left
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## Research

- [Stratigraphic History and Provenance of the Lower Part of the Coniacian-Santonian Crevasse Canyon Formation in West-Central New Mexico](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/research/stratigraphic-history-and-provenance-of-the-lower-part-of-the-coniacian-santonian-crevasse-canyon-formation-in-west-central-new-mexico/) - Author: Leo Kuhl Master's Thesis Defense, New Mexico State University Date: October 13, 2025 Leo's Presentation Slides RFS Notes: Leo Kuhl's research work was the first Masters project completed about RFS geology. He successfully defended his thesis on October 13, 2025 and is scheduled to go to work for Exxon-Mobil. We are so proud of
- [Investigation of siderite precipitation in the Crevasse Canyon Formation in westcentral New Mexico](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/research/investigation-of-siderite-precipitation-in-the-crevasse-canyon-formation-in-westcentral-new-mexico/) - Author: Shane Deacon 2025 New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting Date: April 25, 2025 Presentation Slides Abstract:This study will determine the depositional environment of siderite and calcite precipitation hosted in the coal-bearing Crevasse Canyon Formation in west-central New Mexico. Siderite (FeCO3 ), which forms under reduced anoxic conditions during carbonation, is a useful indicator
- ["STRATIGRAPHIC HISTORY AND PROVENANCE OF THE LOWER PART OF THE CONIACIAN-SANTONIAN CREVASSE CANYON FORMATION IN WEST-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO"](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/research/stratigraphic-history-and-provenance-of-the-lower-part-of-the-coniacian-santonian-crevasse-canyon-formation-in-west-central-new-mexico-2/) - Authors: Leo Kuhl, Brian Hampton, Dori Contreras 2024 Geological Survey of America Annual Conference Date: September 23, 2024 Presented Poster Abstract: The Crevasse Canyon Formation in west-central New Mexico (at the Reynolds Field Station located north of the Sawtooth Mountains) outcrops along the southeasternmost margin of the Colorado Plateau and is thought to record fluvial-deltaic
- [CONSTRAINING STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS AND PROVENANCE OF EOCENE SYNOROGENIC STRATA IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN BASIN, NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/research/constraining-stratigraphic-relationships-and-provenance-of-eocene-synorogenic-strata-in-the-southeastern-san-juan-basin-northwestern-new-mexico/) - Author: Thomas Valenzuela Master's Thesis Defense, New Mexico State University Date: May 2025 Thesis Defense Presentation Slides Thomas's Master's Thesis Date: May 2025 Read Thomas Valenzuela's Master's Thesis Abstract: Sedimentologic, stratigraphic, and provenance data from siliciclastic nonmarine strata of the lower(?) Eocene San Jose Formation provide new insights on the depositional style, stratigraphic relationships,
- [NEW STRATIGRAPHIC AND PROVENANCE CONSTRAINTS FROM LOWER(?) EOCENE SYNOROGENIC STRATA OF THE SAN JOSE FORMATION, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN BASIN, NEW MEXICO](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/research/new-stratigraphic-and-provenance-constraints-from-lower-eocene-synorogenic-strata-of-the-san-jose-formation-southeastern-san-juan-basin-new-mexico/) - Authors: Thomas Valenzuela, Brian Hampton, Kevin Hobbs New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 75 th Fall Field Conference Date: October 11, 2025 Presentation Slides Abstract: Sedimentologic, stratigraphic, and provenance data from siliciclastic nonmarine strata of the lower(?) Eocene San Jose For- mation provide new insights on the depositional style, stratigraphic relationships, and sandstone modal composition trends
- [Stratigraphic History and Provenance of the Lower Part of the Coniacian-Santonian Crevasse Canyon Formation in West-Central New Mexico](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/research/stratigraphic-history-and-provenance-of-the-lower-part-of-the-coniacian-santonian-crevasse-canyon-formation-in-west-central-new-mexico-3/) - Authors: Leo Kuhl, Brian Hampton, Dori Contreras 2025 New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting Date: April 25, 2025 Presentation Slides Abstract: The Crevasse Canyon Formation in west-central New Mexico (at the Reynolds Field Station located north of the Sawtooth Mountains) outcrops along the southeasternmost margin of the Colorado Plateau and is thought to record

## Events

- [NMSU 2026 Capstone Field Course](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/nmsu-2026-capstone-field-course/)
- [Jennifer Thines NMSU Research + Capstone Field Course](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/jennifer-thines-nmsu-research-capstone-field-course/)
- [Andrew Flynn NMSU Paleo chronology field work](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/andrew-flynn-nmsu-paleo-chronology-field-work/)
- [Perot Museum of Nature & Science field work](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/perot-museum-of-nature-science-field-work/)
- [Andrew Flynn, Alaska Schubert Paleo chronology field work orientation](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/andrew-flynn-alaska-schubert-paleo-chronology-field-work-orientation/)
- [Mark Leonard: Geological & Astronomical Deep Time Star Party](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/mark-leonard-geological-astronomical-deep-time-star-party/)
- [Luke Martin, New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/luke-martin-new-mexico-bureau-of-geology-mineral-resources-new-mexico-tech/)
- [Shari Kelley, SAGE evaluation](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/shari-kelley-sage-evaluation/)
- [NMSU 2026 Capstone Field Course](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/nmsu-2026-capstone-field-course-3/)
- [NMSU 2026 Capstone Field Course](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/nmsu-2026-capstone-field-course-2/)
- [Sebastian Evridgepope, Anthony Weatherbee, Carter Schwope Citizen Science at RFS](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/sebastian-evridgepope-anthony-weatherbee-carter-schwope-citizen-science-at-rfs/)
- [NMSU Tectonics & Basin Analysis Graduate Field Trip](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/nmsu-tectonics-basin-analysis-graduate-field-trip/)
- [Friends of Field Camps Session at GSA Connects 2025](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/friends-of-field-camps-session-at-gsa-connects-2025/)
- [GSA Connects 2025 RFS Booth San Antonio, TX](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/gsa-connects-2025-rfs-booth-san-antonio-tx/)
- [UNLV at RFS](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/unlv-at-rfs/)
- [NMSU Capstone Field Course RFS](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/nmsu-capstone-field-course-rfs/)
- [PMNS, NMSU Paleontology Prospecting at RFS](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/pmns-nmsu-paleontology-prospecting-at-rfs/)
- [UTEP Geophysical Survey at RFS](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/utep-geophysical-survey-at-rfs/)
- [NMSU, UTEP visit to RFS](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/nmsu-utep-visit-to-rfs/)
- [RFS to NMSU Las Cruces](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/rfs-to-nmsu-las-cruces/)
- [NMSU Brian Hampton, Leo Kuhl, Shane Deacon Crevasse Canyon field work](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/nmsu-brian-hampton-leo-kuhl-crevasse-canyon-field-work/)
- [NMSU Brian Hampton, Thomas Valenzuela Capstone Field Course Curriculum Development](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/nmsu-brian-hampton-thomas-valenzuela-capstone-field-course-curriculum-development/)
- [NMSU Brian Hampton, Leo Kuhl Detrital Zircon collection](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/nmsu-brian-hampton-leo-kuhl-detrital-zircon-collection/)
- [GSA Connects 2024 Anaheim](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/gsa-connects-2024-anaheim/)
- [RFS BOD, New Mexico Tech University, New Mexico Bureau of Geology visit](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/rfs-bod-new-mexico-tech-university-new-mexico-bureau-of-geology-visit/)
- [Perot Museum Nature & Science Ron Tykoski, Dori Contreras visit](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/perot-museum-nature-science-ron-tykoski-dori-contreras-visit/)
- [NMSU Nancy McMillan, Brian Hampton visit](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/nmsu-nancy-mcmillan-brian-hampton-visit/)
- [Interdisciplinary Cohort of Experts Field Trip](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/interdisciplinary-cohort-of-experts-field-trip/)
- [Leo Kuhl, Thomas Valenzuela mapping,  Detrital Zircon sampling](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/leo-kuhl-thomas-valenzuela-mapping-detrital-zircon-sampling/)
- [Darryl Reano, Candace Guy-Gaytan at RFS](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/darryl-reano-candace-guy-gaytan-at-rfs/)
- [NMSU Leo Kuhl & Brian Hampton Master's Thesis field work](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/nmsu-leo-kuhl-brian-hampton-masters-thesis-field-work/) - Detrital Zircon sampling
- [2023 NMSU Tectonics & Basin Analysis Graduate Field Trip](https://reynoldsfieldstation.org/event/2023-nmsu-tectonics-basin-analysis-graduate-field-trip/)

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