West Flank Torreon Wash (NMMNH 2709) (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as Torreon Wash Deltatherium Zone (in part)

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 (63.3 - 61.7 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 14892: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994

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Taxonomic list

• identical to list 25 of Williamson 1996
Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Periptychidae
Periptychus carinidens Cope 1881 condylarth
 Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Tetraclaenodon puercensis Cope 1881 condylarth
 Acreodi - Triisodontidae
Goniacodon levisanus Cope 1883 placental
Triisodon quivirensis Cope 1881 placental
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Promioclaenus acolytus Cope 1882 condylarth