Stonecrest (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as SDSNH Locs. 3526-28, 3530, 3536, 3538

Where: San Diego County, California (32.8° N, 117.1° W: paleocoordinates 33.0° N, 103.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: upper Member (Stadium Formation), Early/Lower Uintan (46.2 - 39.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; conglomerate

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 16763: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

• all small taxa are known from 3536; all other collections are very small
not to be confused with Stonecrest Square sites from the Friars Formation (fauna not reported, but locality names listed by Walsh 1996b)
Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Peradectidae
Peradectes californicus Stock 1936 marsupial
 Perissodactyla - Amynodontidae
Amynodon cf. advenus1 Marsh 1875 odd-toed ungulate
 Placentalia -
Artiodactyla indet. even-toed ungulate
? Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran
 Theriamorpha - Geolabididae
Centetodon sp. Marsh 1872 placental
Batodonoides powayensis Novacek 1976 placental
 Theriamorpha - Sespedectidae
Sespedectes singularis Stock 1935 placental
Proterixoides davisi Stock 1935 placental
at SDSNH 3536: Walsh 1998 DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538
 Theriamorpha -
Aethomylos simplicidens1 Novacek 1976 placental
 Rodentia - Simimyidae
Simimys simplex Wilson 1935 rodent
at SDSNH 3530, 3536: Walsh 1997; may include "cf. Pauromys sp.," which is omitted by Walsh 1996b DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Eohaplomys sp. Stock 1935 rodent
said by Walsh 1996b to be new DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538
cf. Rapamys sp.2 Wilson 1940 rodent
Microparamys woodi2 Kelly and Whistler 1994 rodent
"M. D Wood"
 Rodentia -
Griphomys sp.1 Wilson 1940 rodent
 Primates - Microsyopidae
Uintasorex sp. Matthew 1909 primate
 Primates - Omomyidae
Dyseolemur sp.1 Stock 1934 tarsier
Ourayia sp.1 Gazin 1958 tarsier