Stonecrest (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as SDSNH Locs. 3526-28, 3530, 3536, 3538

Where: San Diego County, California (32.8° N, 117.1° W: paleocoordinates 33.0° N, 103.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: upper Member (Stadium Formation), Early/Lower Uintan (46.2 - 39.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; conglomerate

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 16763: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

• all small taxa are known from 3536; all other collections are very small
not to be confused with Stonecrest Square sites from the Friars Formation (fauna not reported, but locality names listed by Walsh 1996b)
Mammalia
 Primates - Omomyidae
Ourayia sp.1 Gazin 1958 tarsier
Dyseolemur sp.1 Stock 1934 tarsier
 Primates - Microsyopidae
Uintasorex sp. Matthew 1909 primate
 Rodentia - Simimyidae
Simimys simplex Wilson 1935 rodent
at SDSNH 3530, 3536: Walsh 1997; may include "cf. Pauromys sp.," which is omitted by Walsh 1996b DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538
 Rodentia -
Griphomys sp.1 Wilson 1940 rodent
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Eohaplomys sp. Stock 1935 rodent
said by Walsh 1996b to be new DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538
Microparamys woodi2 Kelly and Whistler 1994 rodent
"M. D Wood"
cf. Rapamys sp.2 Wilson 1940 rodent
 Theriamorpha -
Aethomylos simplicidens1 Novacek 1976 placental
 Theriamorpha - Sespedectidae
Proterixoides davisi Stock 1935 placental
at SDSNH 3536: Walsh 1998 DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538
Sespedectes singularis Stock 1935 placental
 Theriamorpha - Geolabididae
Centetodon sp. Marsh 1872 placental
Batodonoides powayensis Novacek 1976 placental
 Placentalia -
? Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran
Artiodactyla indet. even-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Amynodontidae
Amynodon cf. advenus1 Marsh 1875 odd-toed ungulate
 Theriamorpha - Peradectidae
Peradectes californicus Stock 1936 marsupial