USGS D-1389 (Eocene of the United States)

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 15571: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Primates - Omomyidae
Tetonius sp. Matthew 1915 tarsier
described by Bown and Rose 1987: T. matthewi-ambiguus intergrade
 Placentalia -
"Lipotyphla indet." = Eulipotyphla
"Lipotyphla indet." = Eulipotyphla placental
 Theriamorpha -
Metatheria indet. Huxley 1880 metatherian