Almagre (CM 945) (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as Almagre Locality 2

Where: Sandoval County, New Mexico (35.7° N, 107.0° W: paleocoordinates 40.4° N, 91.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: San Jose Formation, Wasatchian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: K. M. Flanagan. 1986. Early Eocene rodents from the San Jose Formation, San Juan Basin, New Mexico. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming Special Paper 3:197-220 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 15433: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.07.1994

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Taxonomic list

• type area of San Jose Fm.
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Mammalia
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Hyopsodus cf. mentalis4, Hyopsodus lysitensis4
Hyopsodus cf. mentalis4 Cope 1875 condylarth
Hyopsodus lysitensis4 Gingerich 1974 condylarth
 Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Meniscotherium chamense5
Meniscotherium chamense5 Cope 1874 condylarth
NMMNH Locs. 334 and 1035, both in the same quarter of the same section as CM 945
 Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae
Bunophorus grangeri1, Diacodexis cf. metsiacus3
Bunophorus grangeri1 Sinclair 1914 even-toed ungulate
Diacodexis cf. metsiacus3 Cope 1882 even-toed ungulate
 Rodentia - Sciuravidae
Knightomys reginensis n. sp.
Knightomys reginensis n. sp. Korth 1984 rodent
CM Loc. 2
 Primates - Notharctidae
Cantius frugivorus2
Cantius frugivorus2 Cope 1875 primate
neotype
1Alroy 2002; 2Beard 1988; 3Krishtalka and Stucky 1986; 4Redline 1997; 5Williamson and Lucas 1992