Alamito Arroyo (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as KUVP Loc. 15; Sinclair and Granger Loc. 13, KU-15

Where: Sandoval County, New Mexico (35.7° N, 107.0° W: paleocoordinates 42.1° N, 87.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Pantolambda Zone Member (Nacimiento Formation), Torrejonian (63.3 - 61.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: J. A. Wilson. 1956. Miocene Formations and Vertebrate Biostratigraphic Units, Texas Coastal Plain. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 40(9) [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 14812: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994, edited by Matthew Carrano

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
  -
Mammalia indet.2 Linnaeus 1758 mammal
 Cimolesta - Pantolambdidae
Pantolambda bathmodon Cope 1882 pantodont
 Insectivora -
? Insectivora indet. Bowdich 1821 insectivoran
 Theriamorpha - Conoryctidae
Conoryctes comma Cope 1881 taeniodont
 Theriamorpha - Stylinodontidae
Psittacotherium multifragum Cope 1882 taeniodont
 Placentalia -
Condylarthra indet.2 Cope 1881 placental
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Mioclaenus turgidus Cope 1881 condylarth
Protoselene opisthacus Cope 1882 condylarth
Promioclaenus sp. Trouessart 1904 condylarth
 Theriamorpha - Viverravidae
Protictis haydenianus3 Cope 1882 placental
AMNH specimen
 Acreodi - Mesonychidae
Dissacus navajovius Cope 1881 condylarth
 Acreodi - Triisodontidae
Goniacodon levisanus Cope 1883 placental
 Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Tetraclaenodon puercensis Cope 1881 condylarth
 Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Chriacus sp.1 Cope 1883 condylarth
 Multituberculata - Cimolodontidae
? Anconodon sp. Jepsen 1940 multituberculate