PBDB Collection

Alamo Wash (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as Ojo Alamo

Where: San Juan County, New Mexico (36.3° N, 108.2° W: paleocoordinates 43.2° N, 87.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Nacimiento Formation, Puercan (66.0 - 63.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: R. W. Wilson. 1956. The condylarth genus Ellipsodon. University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History 9(5):105-116 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 14657: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae	Valenia wilsoni² Valenia wilsoni² Van Valen 1978 condylarth "Taeniolabis facies... Ojo Alamo"
Taeniodonta - Stylinodontidae	Wortmania otariidens³ Wortmania otariidens³ Cope 1885 taeniodont AMNH specimens from "Alamo Wash"
Taeniodonta -	Onychodectes tisonensis³ Onychodectes tisonensis³ Cope 1888 taeniodont AMNH specimens from "Alamo Wash"
Multituberculata - Eucosmodontidae	Eucosmodon americanus¹ Eucosmodon americanus¹ Cope 1885 multituberculate
Multituberculata - Taeniolabididae	Taeniolabis taoensis¹ Taeniolabis taoensis¹ Cope 1882 multituberculate

¹Alroy 2002; ²de Muizon and Cifelli 2000; ³Schoch 1986