Sparactolambda Quarry (Paleogene of the United States)

Also known as FMNH 7-37

Where: Mesa County, Colorado (39.2° N, 108.2° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 47.7° N, 80.3° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: DeBeque Formation, Clarkforkian (56.2 - 54.9 Ma)

• said to be Clarkforkian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the FMNH

Primary reference: A. J. Kihm. 1984. Early Eocene Mammalian Fauna of the Piceance Creek Basin. Northwestern Colorado. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 15241: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 27.09.1993

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Multituberculata -
Neoliotomus conventus
Neoliotomus conventus Jepsen 1930 multituberculate
 Cimolesta - Barylambdidae
Barylambda faberi
Barylambda faberi Patterson 1933 pantodont
 Cimolesta - Titanoideidae
Titanoides looki2
Titanoides looki2 Patterson 1939 pantodont
 Taeniodonta - Stylinodontidae
Ectoganus lobdelli1
Ectoganus lobdelli1 Simpson 1929 taeniodont
 Tribosphenida - Phenacodontidae
Phenacodus sp.1, Phenacodus cf. vortmani, Ectocion parvus
Phenacodus sp.1 Cope 1873 condylarth
Phenacodus cf. vortmani Cope 1880 condylarth
Ectocion parvus Granger 1915 condylarth
 Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Thryptacodon cf. australis
Thryptacodon cf. australis Simpson 1935 condylarth
 Primates - Plesiadapidae
Plesiadapis dubius
Plesiadapis dubius Matthew 1915 primate
1Alroy 2002; 2Gingerich 1996