Jason Spring (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Sanpete County, Utah (39.1° N, 111.8° W: paleocoordinates 46.6° N, 90.4° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: North Horn Formation, Puercan (66.0 - 63.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: S. F. Robison. 1986. Paleocene (Puercan-Torrejonian) mammalian faunas of the North Horn Formation, central Utah. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 33(1):87-133 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 14748: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

• about 180 m below upper contact of Fm.
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unclassified
  -
cf. Lioplacoides sp.
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
cf. Allognathosuchus sp.
cf. Allognathosuchus sp. Mook 1921 crocodilian
 Testudines - Pantrionychidae
? Plastomenus sp.
? Plastomenus sp. Cope 1873 turtle
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet.2
Trionychidae indet.2 Gray 1825 softshell turtle
 Testudines - Kinosternoidea
Hoplochelys sp.
Hoplochelys sp. Hay 1908 mud turtle
 Testudinata -
Compsemys victa
Compsemys victa Leidy 1856 turtle
Mammalia
 Insectivora -
? Insectivora indet.
? Insectivora indet. Bowdich 1821 insectivoran
 Theriamorpha - Periptychidae
Ectoconus sp., Ectoconus symbolus, Periptychus coarctatus1
Ectoconus sp. Cope 1884 condylarth
Ectoconus symbolus Gazin 1941 condylarth
Periptychus coarctatus1 Cope 1883 condylarth
Actinopteri
 Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
cf. Lepisosteus sp.
cf. Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843 gar
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Physidae
Physa sp.
Physa sp. Draparnaud 1801 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Viviparidae
Viviparus sp.
Viviparus sp. Montfort 1810 snail
Bivalvia
 Unionida - Unionidae
"Plesielliptio sp." = Elliptio (Plesielliptio)
"Plesielliptio sp." = Elliptio (Plesielliptio) Russell 1934 freshwater mussel
1Alroy 2002; 2Alroy 2006