8abc limestone (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Park County, Wyoming (44.8° N, 109.1° W: paleocoordinates 49.6° N, 91.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Wa1 mammal zone, Willwood Formation, Wasatchian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)

• 1570 meters above the K-Pg boundary

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; limestone

• freshwater limestone

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: K. T. Smith, B.-A. Bhullar, and J. I. Bloch. 2022. New diminutive Eocene lizard reveals high K-Pg survivorship and taxonomic diversity of stem xenosaurs in North America. American Museum Novitates (3986)1-36 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 235494: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Patricia Holroyd on 12.07.2024

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Squamata -
Blutwurstia oliviae n. gen. n. sp.
Blutwurstia oliviae n. gen. n. sp. Smith et al. 2022 squamates