The Pinnacles (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Sweetwater County, Wyoming (41.7° N, 109.0° W: paleocoordinates 46.6° N, 92.6° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Main Body Member (Wasatch Formation), Wasatchian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. W. Roehler. 1991. Revised stratigraphic nomenclature for the Wasatch and Green River formations of Eocene age, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1506-B:B1-B38 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 15843: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Hyopsodus sp.
Hyopsodus sp. Leidy 1870 condylarth
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equidae indet.
Equidae indet. Gray 1821 horse
 Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae
Lambdotherium sp.
Lambdotherium sp. Cope 1880 brontothere
 Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Meniscotherium sp.
Meniscotherium sp. Cope 1874 condylarth
 Primates - Notharctidae
Notharctus sp.
Notharctus sp. Leidy 1870 primate