West Flank Torreon Wash (NMMNH 2693/2714) (Paleocene of the United States)
Also known as Torreon Wash Deltatherium Zone (in part); UALP 7536, 7538, 7546
Where: Sandoval County, New Mexico (35.7° N, 107.0° W: paleocoordinates 42.1° N, 87.2° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Nacimiento Formation, Torrejonian (63.8 - 60.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Reposited in the NMMNH
Primary reference: T. E. Williamson and S. G. Lucas. 1993. Paleocene vertebrate paleontology of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico. New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 2:105-136 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details
PaleoDB collection 14890: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994
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Taxonomic list
• identical to list 23 of Williamson 1996
following records of Lindsay et al. 1981 from the "Deltatherium Zone" (level unclear) are omitted: Haploconus sp. Mixodectes malaris Plesiolestes ("Palaechthon") nacimienti "Litomylus aequidens" specimen figured by Van Valen 1978 is Haplaletes sp., level not clear: Williamson and Lucas 1993
following records of Lindsay et al. 1981 from the "Deltatherium Zone" (level unclear) are omitted: Haploconus sp. Mixodectes malaris Plesiolestes ("Palaechthon") nacimienti "Litomylus aequidens" specimen figured by Van Valen 1978 is Haplaletes sp., level not clear: Williamson and Lucas 1993
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Coriphagus encinensis Matthew and Granger 1921 placental appears to include type of "Mixoclaenus encinensis" Matthew and Granger 1921
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Triisodon quivirensis Cope 1881 placental | |
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Periptychus carinidens Cope 1881 condylarth | |