PBDB Collection

Poway Pipeline One (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as UCMP V-72157

Where: San Diego County, California (32.9° N, 117.1° W: paleocoordinates 33.1° N, 103.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Upper Tongue Member (Friars Formation), Early/Lower Uintan (46.2 - 39.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the UCMP

Primary reference: D. J. Golz and J. A. Lillegraven. 1977. Summary of known occurrences of terrestrial vertebrates from Eocene strata of southern California. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 15(1):43-65 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

PaleoDB collection 16705: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994, edited by Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

• assigned to the Mission Valley Fm. by Golz and Lillegraven, "Cypress Canyon Unit" by Walsh 1991, and upper Friars by Walsh 1996b

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Reptilia
Squamata - Xantusiidae	Paracontogenys estesi, Palaeoxantusia allisoni, Palaeoxantusia kyrentos Paracontogenys estesi Schatzinger 1975 night lizard Palaeoxantusia allisoni Schatzinger 1980 night lizard Palaeoxantusia kyrentos Schatzinger 1980 night lizard
Squamata - Gekkonidae	? Gekkonidae indet. ? Gekkonidae indet. Gray 1825 gecko
Squamata -	"Saniwa brooksi" = Saniwa ensidens "Saniwa brooksi" = Saniwa ensidens Leidy 1870 squamates
Squamata - Anguidae	"Pancelosaurus sp." = Odaxosaurus, Glyptosaurinae indet. "Pancelosaurus sp." = Odaxosaurus Gilmore 1928 squamates Glyptosaurinae indet. Marsh 1872 squamates
Squamata - Iguanidae	Iguanidae indet., Parasauromalus olseni Iguanidae indet. Oppel 1811 squamates "Unidentified iguanid, Form A" and "Unidentified iguanid, Form B" Parasauromalus olseni Gilmore 1928 squamates
Squamata -	Tinosaurus cf. stenodon Tinosaurus cf. stenodon Marsh 1872 squamates
Mammalia
Theriamorpha - Peradectidae	Peradectes californicus¹ Peradectes californicus¹ Stock 1936 marsupial
Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae	Herpetotherium cf. knighti¹ Herpetotherium cf. knighti¹ McGrew et al. 1959 marsupial
Theriamorpha - Geolabididae	Centetodon aztecus Centetodon aztecus Lillegraven et al. 1981 placental confirmed by Lillegraven et al. 1981; according to Novacek 1976, who lists "C. sp."
Theriamorpha - Sespedectidae	Crypholestes vaughni, Patriolestes novaceki⁵ Crypholestes vaughni Novacek 1976 placental Novacek 1976 Patriolestes novaceki⁵ Walsh 1998 placental "new erinaceoid-like genus" of Novacek 1976, in part; presumably "Insectivora? A" of Walsh 1991
Theriamorpha -	Aethomylos simplicidens Aethomylos simplicidens Novacek 1976 placental Novacek 1976
Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae	Pareumys grangeri Pareumys grangeri Burke 1935 rodent
Rodentia - Ischyromyidae	Microparamys cf. minutus Microparamys cf. minutus Wilson 1937 rodent also includes one referred specimen of M. agorus: Walsh 1997
Rodentia - Eomyidae	Metanoiamys agorus n. sp.² Metanoiamys agorus n. sp.² Chiment and Korth 1996 rodent
Rodentia - Sciuravidae	Sciuravus powayensis Sciuravus powayensis Wilson 1940 rodent
Primates - Microsyopidae	Uintasorex montezumicus Uintasorex montezumicus Lillegraven 1976 primate
Primates - Notharctidae	Cantius actius³ Cantius actius³ Gunnell 1995 primate
Primates - Omomyidae	Omomyidae indet.⁴, Hemiacodon gracilis, Washakius woodringi Omomyidae indet.⁴ Gazin 1958 tarsier Hemiacodon gracilis Marsh 1872 tarsier form "B," i.d. maintained by Lillegraven 1980 Washakius woodringi Stock 1938 tarsier
Theriamorpha - Leptictidae	Leptictidae indet.⁵ Leptictidae indet.⁵ Gill 1872 eutherian said to be new; "new erinaceoid-like genus" of Novacek 1976, in part; presumably "Insectivora? B" of Walsh 1991

¹Alroy 2002; ²Chiment and Korth 1996; ³Gunnell 1995; ⁴Lillegraven 1980; ⁵Walsh 1998