Flynn Hill (Paleogene of the United States)

Also known as UCM 78042

Where: Garfield County, Colorado (39.7° N, 107.6° W: paleocoordinates 45.0° N, 90.1° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: DeBeque Formation, Clarkforkian (56.2 - 54.9 Ma)

• said to be Clarkforkian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: A. J. Kihm. 1984. Early Eocene Mammalian Fauna of the Piceance Creek Basin. Northwestern Colorado. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 15346: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 27.09.1993

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae
Coryphodon eocaenus3
Coryphodon eocaenus3 Owen 1846 pantodont
 Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Apheliscus sp., Aletodon cf. gunnelli, Haplomylus cf. simpsoni
Apheliscus sp. Cope 1875 elephant shrew
Aletodon cf. gunnelli Gingerich 1977 elephant shrew
Haplomylus cf. simpsoni Rose 1981 elephant shrew
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
cf. Acritoparamys sp.1, Paramys excavatus
cf. Acritoparamys sp.1 Korth 1984 rodent
Paramys excavatus Loomis 1907 rodent
 Tribosphenida - Arctostylopidae
? Arctostylops sp.
? Arctostylops sp. Matthew 1915 placental
 Primates - Paromomyidae
Phenacolemurinae indet.1
Phenacolemurinae indet.1 Simpson 1955 primate
 Primates - Microsyopidae
Arctodontomys cf. wilsoni2
Arctodontomys cf. wilsoni2 Szalay 1969 primate
 Tribosphenida - Phenacodontidae
Phenacodus sp.1, Phenacodus vortmani
Phenacodus sp.1 Cope 1873 condylarth
Phenacodus vortmani Cope 1880 condylarth
1Alroy 2002; 2Gunnell 1989; 3Lucas 1998