Jeff's Discovery (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as SDSNH 3276

Where: San Diego County, California (33.2° N, 117.3° W: paleocoordinates 33.4° N, 104.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: upper Member (Santiago Formation), Late/Upper Uintan (46.2 - 39.7 Ma)

• reversed polarity: Prothero 2001

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S. L. Walsh. 1991. Eocene mammal faunas of San Diego County. Pacific Section SEPM 68:161-178 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 16585: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002, edited by Patricia Holroyd and Jonathan Marcot

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• SDSNH Locs. 3560 - 3564 also belong to this L.F., but all small mammals are present at 3276, and most of the large mammals appear to be present here as well
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.4 Cuvier 1795 snail
"high-spired pleurocerid or thiarid freshwater gastropods"
 Pulmonata -
Pulmonata indet.4 Cuvier 1817 pulmonate
"a minimum of five (and perhaps a maximum of ten) land snail species"
 Cycloneritida - Helicinidae
Helicinidae indet.4 FĂ©russac 1822 snail
Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
"Copedelphys cf. innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum1
"Copedelphys cf. innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum1 Simpson 1928 marsupial
 Theriamorpha - Peradectidae
Peradectes californicus Stock 1936 marsupial
 Cimolesta - Apatemyidae
Apatemys downsi1 Gazin 1958 eutherian
 Chiroptera -
Chiroptera indet. Blumenbach 1779 bat
a bat: two forms DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538
 Acreodi - Mesonychidae
Mesonychidae indet.6 Cope 1875 condylarth
 Perissodactyla - Amynodontidae
Amynodon cf. advenus1 Marsh 1875 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Hyracodontidae
? Triplopus woodi6 Stock 1936 odd-toed ungulate
probably "cf. Hyracodontidae indet."
 Perissodactyla -
Hesperaletes borineyi2 Colbert 2006 odd-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae
Leptoreodon golzi n. sp.3 Ludtke and Prothero 2004 protoceratid
 Artiodactyla - Agriochoeridae
Protoreodon walshi5 Theodor 1999 agriochoerid
SDSNH 3276, 3560, 3561, 3562; "P. sp." of Walsh 1996b; "P. cf. parvus"
 Artiodactyla - Oromerycidae
Protylopus sp.6 Wortman 1898 even-toed ungulate
Protylopus stocki1 Golz 1976 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae
Tapochoerus mcmillini7 Walsh 2000 even-toed ungulate
SDSNH 3276, 3562, 3564; "? Antiacodon sp." of Walsh 1996b
 Artiodactyla - Leptochoeridae
Ibarus cf. ignotus6 Storer 1984 even-toed ungulate
 Theriamorpha -
Tapocyon dawsonae n. sp.8 Wesley and Flynn 2003 placental
Procynodictis progressus6 Stock 1935 placental
? Miacis cf. hookwayi6 Stock 1934 placental
 Creodonta - Oxyaenidae
Diegoaelurus vanvalkenburghae n. gen. n. sp.9 Zach et al. 2022 creodont
cf. Apataelurus sp.6 Scott 1937 creodont
 Creodonta -
Limnocyon sp.6 Marsh 1872 creodont
 Theriamorpha - Sespedectidae
Sespedectes singularis Stock 1935 placental
also at SDSNH 3564: Walsh 1998 DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538
Proterixoides davisi Stock 1935 placental
Walsh 1998 DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538
 Theriamorpha - Geolabididae
Batodonoides powayensis Novacek 1976 placental
Centetodon sp. Marsh 1872 placental
 Theriamorpha - Oligoryctidae
Oligoryctes sp.6 Hough 1956 placental
two forms; "Apternodontidae indet."
 Theriamorpha -
Aethomylos simplicidens1 Novacek 1976 placental
 Rodentia - Sciuravidae
Sciuravus powayensis6 Wilson 1940 rodent
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Ischyromyidae indet. Alston 1876 rodent
large DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538
Microparamys woodi6 Kelly and Whistler 1994 rodent
"M. cf. D Wood"
Manitshini indet.6 Simpson rodent
Rapamys fricki Wilson 1940 rodent
Eohaplomys cf. tradux1 Stock 1935 rodent
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
Metanoiamys sp.1 Chiment and Korth 1996 rodent
cf. Paradjidaumo sp.6 Burke 1934 rodent
 Rodentia -
Griphomys alecer1 Wilson 1940 rodent
 Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae
Pareumys sp. Peterson 1919 rodent
 Rodentia - Simimyidae
Simimys simplex Wilson 1935 rodent
also at SDSNH 3650 - 3564: Walsh 1997 DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538
 Primates - Omomyidae
"Phenacolemur cf. shifrae" = Walshina shifrae, Dyseolemur pacificus, Ourayia sp.
"Phenacolemur cf. shifrae" = Walshina shifrae Krishtalka 1978 tarsier
DUPLICATE REF 3537 or 3538
Dyseolemur pacificus Stock 1934 tarsier
Ourayia sp. Gazin 1958 tarsier
 Primates - Microsyopidae
Uintasorex sp. Matthew 1909 primate
Scenopagus
  -
Scenopagus sp.6 McKenna and Simpson 1959