Alamo Wash (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as Ojo Alamo

Where: San Juan County, New Mexico (36.3° N, 108.2° W: paleocoordinates 43.2° N, 87.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Nacimiento Formation, Puercan (66.0 - 63.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: R. W. Wilson. 1956. The condylarth genus Ellipsodon. University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History 9(5):105-116 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 14657: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Multituberculata - Eucosmodontidae
Eucosmodon americanus1
Eucosmodon americanus1 Cope 1885 multituberculate
 Multituberculata - Taeniolabididae
Taeniolabis taoensis1
Taeniolabis taoensis1 Cope 1882 multituberculate
 Theriamorpha -
Onychodectes tisonensis3
Onychodectes tisonensis3 Cope 1888 taeniodont
AMNH specimens from "Alamo Wash"
 Theriamorpha - Stylinodontidae
Wortmania otariidens3
Wortmania otariidens3 Cope 1885 taeniodont
AMNH specimens from "Alamo Wash"
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Valenia wilsoni2
Valenia wilsoni2 Van Valen 1978 condylarth
"Taeniolabis facies... Ojo Alamo"
1Alroy 2002; 2de Muizon and Cifelli 2000; 3Schoch 1986