Irvine Bridge (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Converse County, Wyoming (42.9° N, 105.2° W: paleocoordinates 44.4° N, 96.5° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Chadron Formation, Chadronian (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: R. M. Hunt, Jr. 1998. Amphicyonidae. 196-227 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 16980: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1996

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Brachyrhynchocyon sp. Scott and Jepsen 1936 bear-dog
"Chadron Formation, Irvine Bridge area"
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
Miniochoerus forsythae Schultz and Falkenbach 1968 oreodont
65-70 feet below the upper purplish white later = 5 tuff of Evanoff