Rock Springs Uplift (UW V-77008) (Paleocene of the United States)
Where: Sweetwater County, Wyoming (41.7° N, 109.0° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 50.8° N, 77.9° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Fort Union Formation, Tiffanian (61.7 - 56.8 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Reposited in the UW
Primary reference: G. F. Winterfeld. 1982. Mammalian paleontology of the Fort Union Formation (Paleocene), eastern Rock Springs Uplift, Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 21(1):73-112 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details
PaleoDB collection 14982: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994
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Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
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Chiromyoides caesor Gingerich 1973 primate
Plesiadapis cf. churchilli Gingerich 1975 primate | |
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Ectocion mediotuber Thewissen 1990 condylarth | |