Sparactolambda Quarry (Paleogene of the United States)

Also known as FMNH 7-37

Where: Mesa County, Colorado (39.2° N, 108.2° W: paleocoordinates 44.6° N, 90.9° 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

Reposited in the FMNH

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 15241: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 27.09.1993

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Primates - Plesiadapidae
Plesiadapis dubius Matthew 1915 primate
 Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Thryptacodon cf. australis Simpson 1935 condylarth
 Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Phenacodus sp.1 Cope 1873 condylarth
Phenacodus cf. vortmani Cope 1880 condylarth
Ectocion parvus Granger 1915 condylarth
 Theriamorpha - Stylinodontidae
Ectoganus lobdelli1 Simpson 1929 taeniodont
 Cimolesta - Barylambdidae
Barylambda faberi Patterson 1933 pantodont
 Cimolesta - Titanoideidae
Titanoides looki2 Patterson 1939 pantodont
 Multituberculata -
Neoliotomus conventus Jepsen 1930 multituberculate