White Hills (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as B-2

Where: Sublette County, Wyoming (42.7° N, 110.1° W: paleocoordinates 46.7° N, 96.1° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Bridger Formation, Bridgerian (50.3 - 46.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: R. M. West. 1973. Geology and mammalian paleontology of the New Fork-Big Sandy area, Sublette County, Wyoming. Fieldiana: Geology 29 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 16504: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Hyopsodus minusculus Leidy 1873 condylarth
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Orohippus cf. pumilus Marsh 1871 horse
includes "Helohyus cf. plicodon": Stucky 1994 (pers. comm. 5.4.94)
 Artiodactyla - Homacodontidae
Antiacodon pygmaeus Cope 1872 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae
Diacodexis secans2 Cope 1881 even-toed ungulate
 Placentalia -
Rodentia indet.1 Bowdich 1821 rodent
 Rodentia - Sciuravidae
Sciuravus nitidus Marsh 1871 rodent
 Rodentia - Reithroparamyidae
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Paramys delicatus Leidy 1871 rodent
 Primates - Omomyidae
Omomys carteri Leidy 1869 tarsier
Washakius insignis Leidy 1873 tarsier
 Primates - Microsyopidae
Microsyops elegans Marsh 1871 primate
Scenopagus edenensis
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Scenopagus edenensis McGrew et al. 1959