Solstice Slope (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as UCMP V-71211

Where: San Diego County, California (32.9° N, 117.1° W: paleocoordinates 33.1° N, 103.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Upper Tongue Member (Friars Formation), Early/Lower Uintan (46.2 - 39.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the UCMP

Primary reference: D. J. Golz and J. A. Lillegraven. 1977. Summary of known occurrences of terrestrial vertebrates from Eocene strata of southern California. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 15(1):43-65 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 16702: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994, edited by Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

• assigned to the Mission Valley Fm. by Golz and Lillegraven, "Cypress Canyon Unit" by Walsh 1991, and upper Friars by Walsh 1996b
Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Herpetotherium cf. knighti McGrew et al. 1959 marsupial
 Theriamorpha - Peradectidae
Peradectes californicus Stock 1936 marsupial
 Theriamorpha - Sespedectidae
Crypholestes vaughni Novacek 1976 placental
Novacek 1976
 Theriamorpha - Geolabididae
Batodonoides powayensis Novacek 1976 placental
Novacek 1976
 Theriamorpha -
Aethomylos simplicidens Novacek 1976 placental
Novacek 1976
 Rodentia - Sciuravidae
Sciuravus powayensis Wilson 1940 rodent
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Microparamys cf. minutus Wilson 1937 rodent
includes "M. agorus" jaw figured by Chiment and Korth 1996: Walsh 1997; it is not clear if other specimens represent this species
 Primates - Omomyidae
Washakius woodringi Stock 1938 tarsier
 Primates - Microsyopidae
Uintasorex montezumicus n. sp. Lillegraven 1976 primate
Reptilia
 Squamata - Xantusiidae
Palaeoxantusia allisoni Schatzinger 1980 night lizard
 Squamata - Iguanidae
Iguanidae indet. Oppel 1811 squamates
"unidentified iguanid, Form A"
 Squamata - Gekkonidae
? Gekkonidae indet. Gray 1825 gecko
 Squamata - Anguidae
Glyptosaurinae indet. Marsh 1872 squamates
 Squamata -
"Saniwa brooksi" = Saniwa ensidens
"Saniwa brooksi" = Saniwa ensidens Leidy 1870 squamates
Amphibia
 Salientia - Pelobatidae
Eopelobates sp. Parker 1929 spadefoot toad