Virgin Hills (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: Wasatchian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)

• said to be Wasatchian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: E. M. Johnson and R. L. Anemone. 2000. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement 30:189 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 15886: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

• at least 28 taxa
Mammalia
 Insectivora -
Insectivora indet. Bowdich 1821 insectivoran
 Placentalia -
Condylarthra indet. Cope 1881 placental
Creodonta indet. Cope 1875 creodont
Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran
Perissodactyla indet. Owen 1848 odd-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla indet. even-toed ungulate
Rodentia indet. Bowdich 1821 rodent
Primates indet. Linnaeus 1758 primate