Meniscotherium Hollow (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as FMNH 240-41

Where: Garfield County, Colorado (39.7° N, 107.6° W: paleocoordinates 44.5° N, 91.6° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: DeBeque Formation, Wasatchian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)

• said to be middle Wasatchian

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 15290: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 27.09.1993

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Hyopsodus lysitensis3
Hyopsodus lysitensis3 Gingerich 1974 condylarth
 Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Prototomus cf. martis2
Prototomus cf. martis2 Gingerich and Deutsch 1989 creodont
 Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Meniscotherium chamense
Meniscotherium chamense Cope 1874 condylarth
 Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae
Hyracotherium sp.
Hyracotherium sp. Owen 1841 odd-toed ungulate
"C," "D," and "E"
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Xenicohippus grangeri
Xenicohippus grangeri Bown and Kihm 1981 horse
 Rodentia - Reithroparamyidae
Reithroparamys debequensis n. sp.
Reithroparamys debequensis n. sp. Wood 1962 rodent
 Primates - Notharctidae
Cantius frugivorus1, Cantius abditus
Cantius frugivorus1 Cope 1875 primate
Cantius abditus Gingerich and Simons 1977 primate
 Cimolesta - Esthonychidae
Esthonyx bisulcatus
Esthonyx bisulcatus Cope 1874 tillodont
 Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae
Coryphodon sp.
Coryphodon sp. Owen 1845 pantodont
1Alroy 2002; 2Gunnell 1998; 3Redline 1997