Dog Spring Two (UCMP V-6873) (Eocene of the United States)

Where: San Diego County, California (32.9° N, 117.1° W: paleocoordinates 33.1° N, 103.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Friars Formation (La Jolla Group), Early/Lower Uintan (46.2 - 39.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the UCMP

Primary reference: D. J. Golz and J. A. Lillegraven. 1977. Summary of known occurrences of terrestrial vertebrates from Eocene strata of southern California. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 15(1):43-65 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 16673: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Primates - Omomyidae
Omomyidae indet. Gazin 1958 tarsier
Washakius woodringi Stock 1938 tarsier
 Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae
Pareumys grangeri Burke 1935 rodent
 Rodentia - Sciuravidae
Sciuravus powayensis Wilson 1940 rodent
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Microparamys cf. minutus Wilson 1937 rodent
 Theriamorpha - Sespedectidae
Crypholestes vaughni Novacek 1976 placental
Novacek 1976
Sespedectes singularis Stock 1935 placental
Novacek 1985
Reptilia
 Ophidia -
 Squamata - Anguidae
Glyptosaurinae indet. Marsh 1872 squamates
 Squamata -
Tinosaurus cf. stenodon Marsh 1872 squamates