Where: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (36.2° N, 107.1° W: paleocoordinates 40.9° N, 91.8° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Lysitean mammal zone, Regina Member (San Jose Formation), Wasatchian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: mesofossils
Primary reference: R. M. Sullivan and S. G. Lucas. 1988. Fossil Squamata from the San José Formation, Early Eocene, San Juan Basin, New Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 62(4):631-639 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 186898: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Patricia Holroyd on 07.07.2017
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Paraglyptosaurus cf. yatkolai Sullivan 1979 squamates | |
cf. Saniwa sp. Leidy 1870 squamates | |
Sanjuanophis froehlichi Sullivan and Lucas 1988 boa
cf. Calamagras primus Hecht 1959 dwarf boa | |
Cheilophis huerfanoensis Gilmore 1938 snake |