South Elk Creek (Princeton collection) (Eocene of the United States)
Where: Big Horn County, Wyoming (44.3° N, 108.1° W: paleocoordinates 49.0° N, 90.9° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Willwood Formation, Wasatchian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)
• "Grey Bull formation, Lower Eocene" (= Willwood Formation, Wasatchian)
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; lithology not reported
• none given
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by G. L. Jepsen, Princeton University in 1928
Primary reference: A. Wetmore. 1933. Fossil bird remains from the Eocene of Wyoming. The Condor 35(3):115-118 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 74618: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 16.08.2007
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Taxonomic list
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Aves | |
Geranoides jepseni n. gen. n. sp.
Geranoides jepseni n. gen. n. sp. Wetmore 1933 bird |