PBDB Collection

Jeff's Discovery (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as SDSNH 3276

Where: San Diego County, California (33.2° N, 117.3° W: paleocoordinates 33.4° N, 104.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: upper Member (Santiago Formation), Late/Upper Uintan (46.2 - 39.7 Ma)

• reversed polarity: Prothero 2001

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S. L. Walsh. 1991. Eocene mammal faunas of San Diego County. Pacific Section SEPM 68:161-178 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 16585: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002, edited by Patricia Holroyd and Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• SDSNH Locs. 3560 - 3564 also belong to this L.F., but all small mammals are present at 3276, and most of the large mammals appear to be present here as well

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Mammalia
Cimolesta - Apatemyidae	Apatemys downsi¹ Apatemys downsi¹ Gazin 1958 eutherian
Chiroptera -	Chiroptera indet. Chiroptera indet. Blumenbach 1779 bat a bat: two forms DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538
Soricomorpha - Geolabididae	Centetodon sp., Batodonoides powayensis Centetodon sp. Marsh 1872 placental Batodonoides powayensis Novacek 1976 placental
Soricomorpha - Oligoryctidae	Oligoryctes sp.⁶ Oligoryctes sp.⁶ Hough 1956 placental two forms; "Apternodontidae indet."
Tribosphenida - Sespedectidae	Sespedectes singularis, Proterixoides davisi Sespedectes singularis Stock 1935 placental also at SDSNH 3564: Walsh 1998 DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538 Proterixoides davisi Stock 1935 placental Walsh 1998 DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538
Tribosphenida -	Aethomylos simplicidens¹ Aethomylos simplicidens¹ Novacek 1976 placental
Artiodactyla - Oromerycidae	Protylopus sp.⁶, Protylopus stocki¹ Protylopus sp.⁶ Wortman 1898 even-toed ungulate Protylopus stocki¹ Golz 1976 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae	Leptoreodon golzi n. sp.³ Leptoreodon golzi n. sp.³ Ludtke and Prothero 2004 protoceratid
Artiodactyla - Agriochoeridae	Protoreodon walshi⁵ Protoreodon walshi⁵ Theodor 1999 agriochoerid SDSNH 3276, 3560, 3561, 3562; "P. sp." of Walsh 1996b; "P. cf. parvus"
Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae	Tapochoerus mcmillini⁷ Tapochoerus mcmillini⁷ Walsh 2000 even-toed ungulate SDSNH 3276, 3562, 3564; "? Antiacodon sp." of Walsh 1996b
Artiodactyla - Leptochoeridae	Ibarus cf. ignotus⁶ Ibarus cf. ignotus⁶ Storer 1984 even-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla -	Hesperaletes borineyi² Hesperaletes borineyi² Colbert 2006 odd-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla - Amynodontidae	Amynodon cf. advenus¹ Amynodon cf. advenus¹ Marsh 1875 odd-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla - Hyracodontidae	? Triplopus woodi⁶ ? Triplopus woodi⁶ Stock 1936 odd-toed ungulate probably "cf. Hyracodontidae indet."
Ferae -	? Miacis cf. hookwayi⁶, Procynodictis progressus⁶, Tapocyon dawsonae n. sp.⁸ ? Miacis cf. hookwayi⁶ Stock 1934 placental Procynodictis progressus⁶ Stock 1935 placental Tapocyon dawsonae n. sp.⁸ Wesley and Flynn 2003 placental
Creodonta - Oxyaenidae	cf. Apataelurus sp.⁶, Diegoaelurus vanvalkenburghae n. gen. n. sp.⁹ cf. Apataelurus sp.⁶ Scott 1937 creodont Diegoaelurus vanvalkenburghae n. gen. n. sp.⁹ Zach et al. 2022 creodont
Creodonta -	Limnocyon sp.⁶ Limnocyon sp.⁶ Marsh 1872 creodont
Acreodi - Mesonychidae	Mesonychidae indet.⁶ Mesonychidae indet.⁶ Cope 1875 condylarth
Rodentia - Simimyidae	Simimys simplex Simimys simplex Wilson 1935 rodent also at SDSNH 3650 - 3564: Walsh 1997 DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538
Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae	Pareumys sp. Pareumys sp. Peterson 1919 rodent
Rodentia - Ischyromyidae	Ischyromyidae indet., Microparamys woodi⁶, Eohaplomys cf. tradux¹, Manitshini indet.⁶, Rapamys fricki Ischyromyidae indet. Alston 1876 rodent large DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538 Microparamys woodi⁶ Kelly and Whistler 1994 rodent "M. cf. D Wood" Eohaplomys cf. tradux¹ Stock 1935 rodent Manitshini indet.⁶ Simpson rodent Rapamys fricki Wilson 1940 rodent
Rodentia - Sciuravidae	Sciuravus powayensis⁶ Sciuravus powayensis⁶ Wilson 1940 rodent
Rodentia -	Griphomys alecer¹ Griphomys alecer¹ Wilson 1940 rodent
Rodentia - Eomyidae	cf. Paradjidaumo sp.⁶, Metanoiamys sp.¹ cf. Paradjidaumo sp.⁶ Burke 1934 rodent Metanoiamys sp.¹ Chiment and Korth 1996 rodent
Primates - Omomyidae	Ourayia sp., Dyseolemur pacificus, "Phenacolemur cf. shifrae" = Walshina shifrae Ourayia sp. Gazin 1958 tarsier Dyseolemur pacificus Stock 1934 tarsier "Phenacolemur cf. shifrae" = Walshina shifrae Krishtalka 1978 tarsier DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538
Primates - Microsyopidae	Uintasorex sp. Uintasorex sp. Matthew 1909 primate
Tribosphenida - Peradectidae	Peradectes californicus Peradectes californicus Stock 1936 marsupial
Tribosphenida - Herpetotheriidae	"Copedelphys cf. innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum¹ "Copedelphys cf. innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum¹ Simpson 1928 marsupial
Gastropoda
-	Gastropoda indet.⁴ Gastropoda indet.⁴ Cuvier 1795 snail "high-spired pleurocerid or thiarid freshwater gastropods"
Cycloneritida - Helicinidae	Helicinidae indet.⁴ Helicinidae indet.⁴ Férussac 1822 snail
Pulmonata -	Pulmonata indet.⁴ Pulmonata indet.⁴ Cuvier 1817 pulmonate "a minimum of five (and perhaps a maximum of ten) land snail species"
Scenopagus
-	Scenopagus sp.⁶ Scenopagus sp.⁶ McKenna and Simpson 1959

¹Alroy 2002; ²Colbert 2006; ³Ludtke and Prothero 2004; ⁴Roth 1991; ⁵Theodor 1999; ⁶Walsh 1996; ⁷Walsh 2000; ⁸Wesley and Flynn 2003; ⁹Zach et al. 2022