Elk Creek (414 m) (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as USGS D-1762

Where: Washakie County, Wyoming (44.0° N, 108.0° W: paleocoordinates 48.7° N, 90.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Willwood Formation, Wasatchian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the USGS

Primary reference: T. M. Bown and K. D. Rose. 1991. Evolutionary relationships of a new genus and three new species of Omomyid primates (Willwood Formation, Lower Eocene, Bighorn Basin, Wyoming). Journal of Human Evolution 20(6):465-480 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 15537: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.10.1995

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Primates - Omomyidae
Absarokius abbotti Loomis 1906 tarsier
USGS D-1704
Arapahovius advena n. sp. Bown and Rose 1991 tarsier
USGS D-1762