Although today New Mexico’s Mundy Ranch stands at an impressive 8,000 feet above the ocean, during much of the Cretaceous Epoch, the land was inundated by a tropical sea.  While looking at the towering peaks and rugged mountain vistas, it is hard to imagine that sea creatures once flourished on what would become New Mexico’s Mundy Ranch.  Stop and look carefully however, and you may find fossils of early clams, scallops or more impressive marine life that prove this to be true.

Coelophysis - skeletons are found in abundance a short distance from New Mexico’s Mundy Ranch in the famous Ghost Ranch retreat.  While most of the fossils found on the Mundy Ranch consist of smaller marine organisms, you may be the first to discover a dinosaur skeleton.  It is likely that creature like Coelophysis once roamed over the pre-historic landscape of New Mexico’s Mundy Ranch.

 

As continents of ancient Gaia collided, violent uplifting and explosive volcanic eruptions thrust what would become New Mexico’s Rocky Mountains – and your future home on New Mexico’s Mundy Ranch – from the seabed in an astral ascent.  The results are nothing short of spectacular. Today you can walk the trails of New Mexico’s Mundy Ranch and see for miles.  The rugged landscape and verdant river bottom hold the secrets  of the ages, just waiting for your discovery.

Tread lightly in this place, carved by fire, ice, waves and wind. Treasure New Mexcio’s Mundy Ranch and it will reward you with a million stories from the millions of years that have passed beneath your feet.