Azuaga (SDSNH 3254) (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: Upper Tongue Member (Friars Formation), Early/Lower Uintan (46.2 - 40.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

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

PaleoDB collection 16745: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 12.04.1997

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Taxonomic list

• originally misassigned to the "Cypress Canyon Unit"; see Walsh 1996b
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Microparamys cf. minutus Wilson 1937 rodent
? Leptotomus caryophilus Wilson 1940 rodent
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
Metanoiamys agorus1 Chiment and Korth 1996 rodent
 Rodentia - Sciuravidae
Sciuravus powayensis Wilson 1940 rodent
 Primates - Microsyopidae
Uintasorex montezumicus Lillegraven 1976 primate
Microsyops kratos Stock 1938 primate
 Primates - Omomyidae
Omomys cf. carteri Leidy 1869 tarsier
Washakius woodringi Stock 1938 tarsier
 Theriamorpha - Sespedectidae
Crypholestes vaughni Novacek 1976 placental
Patriolestes novaceki2 Walsh 1998 placental
 Theriamorpha -
Aethomylos simplicidens Novacek 1976 placental
 Theriamorpha - Geolabididae
Centetodon aztecus Lillegraven et al. 1981 placental
Batodonoides powayensis Novacek 1976 placental
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Herpetotherium cf. knighti1 McGrew et al. 1959 marsupial
 Theriamorpha - Peradectidae
Peradectes sp. Matthew and Granger 1921 marsupial