Galbreath Shelf (Eocene of the United States)
Also known as FMNH 372-41
Where: Garfield County, Colorado (39.7° N, 107.6° W: paleocoordinates 44.5° N, 91.6° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: DeBeque Formation, Wasatchian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)
• said to be middle Wasatchian
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Reposited in the FMNH
Primary reference: A. J. Kihm. 1984. Early Eocene Mammalian Fauna of the Piceance Creek Basin. Northwestern Colorado. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details
PaleoDB collection 15293: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 27.09.1993
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Taxonomic list
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Miacis latidens Matthew and Granger 1915 placental | |
"Wasatchia pattersoni" = Bunophorus pattersoni
"Wasatchia pattersoni" = Bunophorus pattersoni Krishtalka and Stucky 1986 even-toed ungulate "Diacodexis cf. chacensis" ref 2184
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Heptodon sp. Cope 1882 odd-toed ungulate
Heptodon calciculus Cope 1880 odd-toed ungulate | |
"Hyracotherium craspedotum" = Xenicohippus craspedotum
"Hyracotherium craspedotum" = Xenicohippus craspedotum Cope 1880 horse "H. sp."; forms "C" and "D" are present according to Kihm ref 1552
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Paramys copei Loomis 1907 rodent | |
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Cantius frugivorus Cope 1875 primate
Cantius abditus Gingerich and Simons 1977 primate | |
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Microsyops cf. latidens Cope 1882 primate | |