Bownanza (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as USGS D-1583

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, K. D. Rose, E. L. Simons and S. L. Wing. 1994. Distribution and stratigraphic correlation of upper Paleocene and lower Eocene fossil mammal and plant localities of the Fort Union, Willwood, and Tatman formations, southern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1540:1-103 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 15561: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

• level given as 551 m, but actually in Schankler-Wing section, so correct value is 630 m
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Mammalia
 Primates - Omomyidae
Anemorhysis wortmani, Absarokius abbotti
Anemorhysis wortmani Bown and Rose 1984 tarsier
Absarokius abbotti Loomis 1906 tarsier
 Primates - Adapidae
Adapidae indet.
Adapidae indet. Trouessart 1879 primate
compared to Copelemur
 Theriamorpha - Viverravidae
Didymictis protenus
Didymictis protenus Cope 1874 placental