East Hiawatha (Eocene of the United States)
Where: Moffat County, Colorado (40.6° N, 108.1° W: paleocoordinates 44.4° N, 94.4° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Green River Formation, Bridgerian (50.3 - 46.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
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
PaleoDB collection 16215: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994
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Taxonomic list
• NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec 24 T 12 N R 99 W
this T/R block straddles the state line; sec 24 would be in the southern, Colorado half
near contact of Wilkins Peak Mbr. and Cathedral Bluffs Tongue; this could be lower than Cathedral Bluffs but the contact is time transgressive
this T/R block straddles the state line; sec 24 would be in the southern, Colorado half
near contact of Wilkins Peak Mbr. and Cathedral Bluffs Tongue; this could be lower than Cathedral Bluffs but the contact is time transgressive
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| Mammalia | |
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Miacidae indet. Cope 1880 carnivoran | |
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Equidae indet. Gray 1821 horse | |