Poway Pipeline Three (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as UCMP V-72176

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: Upper Tongue Member (Friars Formation), Early/Lower Uintan (46.2 - 39.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

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

PaleoDB collection 16707: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994, edited by Jonathan Marcot and Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

• assigned to the Mission Valley Fm. by Golz and Lillegraven, "Cypress Canyon Unit" by Walsh 1991, and upper Friars by Walsh 1996b
Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Herpetotherium cf. knighti1 McGrew et al. 1959 marsupial
 Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae
? Metarhinus pater3 Stock 1937 brontothere
 Theriamorpha - Sespedectidae
Crypholestes vaughni Novacek 1976 placental
Novacek 1976
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
Metanoiamys agorus2 Chiment and Korth 1996 rodent
specimens reported from both the Mission Valley and Friars formations
 Rodentia - Sciuravidae
Sciuravus powayensis Wilson 1940 rodent
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Microparamys cf. minutus Wilson 1937 rodent
 Primates - Omomyidae
Washakius woodringi Stock 1938 tarsier
 Primates - Microsyopidae
Uintasorex montezumicus Lillegraven 1976 primate
Reptilia
 Squamata - Xantusiidae
Paracontogenys estesi Schatzinger 1975 night lizard
Palaeoxantusia kyrentos Schatzinger 1980 night lizard
Palaeoxantusia allisoni Schatzinger 1980 night lizard
 Squamata - Anguidae
Glyptosaurinae indet. Marsh 1872 squamates
 Squamata -
Tinosaurus cf. stenodon Marsh 1872 squamates