Westview Site 4 (SDSNH 3494) (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as Poway, in part

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

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S. L. Walsh. 1991. Eocene mammal faunas of San Diego County. Pacific Section SEPM 68:161-178 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 16715: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 12.04.1997

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Dormaalidae indet.2
Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Herpetotherium cf. knighti1
Herpetotherium cf. knighti1 McGrew et al. 1959 marsupial
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
Metanoiamys agorus1
Metanoiamys agorus1 Chiment and Korth 1996 rodent
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Microparamys cf. minutus
Microparamys cf. minutus Wilson 1937 rodent
 Primates - Microsyopidae
Uintasorex montezumicus
Uintasorex montezumicus Lillegraven 1976 primate
 Theriamorpha - Sespedectidae
Patriolestes novaceki1, ? Crypholestes sp.
Patriolestes novaceki1 Walsh 1998 placental
? Crypholestes sp. Novacek 1980 placental
1Alroy 2002; 2Walsh 1998