La Union ( of the United States)

Also known as UTEP 33

Where: Dona Ana County, New Mexico (32.0° N, 106.7° W: paleocoordinates 32.1° N, 106.1° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Blancan to Blancan (4.9 - 0.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: A. H. Harris. 1993. Quaternary vertebrates of New Mexico. New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 2:179-197 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 20397: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994

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Taxonomic list

• said to be "Blancan/Irvingtonian, Irvingtonian"
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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet.
Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922 gomphothere
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Mammuthus cf. hayi
Mammuthus cf. hayi Barbour 1915 mammoth
  - Mylodontidae
Paramylodon cf. harlani
Paramylodon cf. harlani Owen 1840 Harlan's ground sloth
 Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Megalonyx wheatleyi
Megalonyx wheatleyi Cope 1871 edentate
 Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Glyptotherium sp.
Glyptotherium sp. Osborn 1903 glyptodon
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castor canadensis
Castor canadensis Kuhl 1820 American beaver
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Aluralagus virginiae
Aluralagus virginiae Downey 1970 rabbit
 Carnivora - Felidae
Lynx ? rufus
Lynx ? rufus Schreber 1777 bobcat
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelops sp., Hemiauchenia sp.
Camelops sp. Leidy 1854 camel
Hemiauchenia sp. Gervais and Ameghino 1880 camel
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
"Tapirus haysii" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii
"Tapirus haysii" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii Leidy 1860 tapir
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Equus scotti" = Equus mexicanus
"Equus scotti" = Equus mexicanus Hibbard 1955 horse