PBDB Collection

Buck Spring Quarries (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as CM loc. 1040; K-6; B-2 horizon

Where: Natrona County, Wyoming (43.2° N, 107.1° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 50.8° N, 79.5° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Lost Cabin Member (Wind River Formation), Lostcabinian (54.9 - 50.5 Ma)

• B-2 Horizon
said to be Lostcabinian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: R. K. Stucky, L. Krishtalka, and A. D. Redline. 1990. Geology, vertebrate fauna, and paleoecology of the Buck Spring Quarries (early Eocene, Wind River Formation), Wyoming. Geological Society of America Special Paper 243 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 15917: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

• shown as SW of K-5 on large map but SE of K-6; the latter therefore puts it across the county line in Natrona County
cannot be correlated with standard Buck Spring section (K-5 area), apart from occurrence of DR Stratum
not the same as either CM loc. 1039 (K-5 area) or Guthrie's Locality 3 (UCM loc. 81029, "Dark Red Stratum")

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unclassified
-	Amaramnus sp., Trionychidae indet., Testudines indet., Sebosuchia indet., Lepisosteidae indet., Teleostei indet., Anura indet., Caudata indet., Tinosaurus "n. sp."⁴, Sauria "n. gen."⁴, Sauria indet.⁴ Amaramnus sp. Trionychidae indet. Testudines indet. Sebosuchia indet. Lepisosteidae indet. Teleostei indet. "small, advanced teleost" Anura indet. Caudata indet. "2 salamanders" Tinosaurus "n. sp."⁴ Sauria "n. gen."⁴ Sauria indet.⁴
Mammalia
Tribosphenida - Herpetotheriidae	Herpetotherium marsupium¹, "Copedelphys innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum¹ Herpetotherium marsupium¹ Troxell 1923 marsupial "Copedelphys innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum¹ Simpson 1928 marsupial
Tribosphenida - Peradectidae	Armintodelphys blacki, Armintodelphys dawsoni, Peradectes chesteri Armintodelphys blacki Krishtalka and Stucky 1983 marsupial Armintodelphys dawsoni Krishtalka and Stucky 1983 marsupial Peradectes chesteri Gazin 1952 marsupial
Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae	"Palaeoryctidae" indet. "Palaeoryctidae" indet. Winge 1917 eutherian
Cimolesta - Apatemyidae	Apatemys sp. Apatemys sp. Marsh 1872 eutherian "A" and "B"
Cimolesta - Pentacodontidae	Amaramnis sp.¹ Amaramnis sp.¹ Gazin 1962 eutherian
Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae	Coryphodon sp. Coryphodon sp. Owen 1845 pantodont
Leptictida - Leptictidae	"Palaeictops multicuspis" = Parictops multicuspis, Didelphodus sp. "Palaeictops multicuspis" = Parictops multicuspis Granger 1910 eutherian Didelphodus sp. Cope 1882 eutherian "A" and "B"
Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae	Hyopsodus wortmani, Hyopsodus walcottianus Hyopsodus wortmani Osborn 1902 condylarth includes "H. paulus": Redline 1997 Hyopsodus walcottianus Matthew 1915 condylarth confirmed by Redline 1997
Chiroptera - Natalidae	Honrovits tsuwape n. gen. n. sp.³ Honrovits tsuwape n. gen. n. sp.³ Beard et al. 1992 funnel-eared bat two forms, one of which is Honrovits tsuwape type of Beard et al. 1992
Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae	Macrocranion sp. Macrocranion sp. Weitzel 1949 elephant shrew
Rodentia - Ischyromyidae	cf. Thisbemys sp., ? Mattimys sp., Microparamys sp., Paramys copei cf. Thisbemys sp. Wood 1959 rodent ? Mattimys sp. Korth 1984 rodent Microparamys sp. Wood 1959 rodent Paramys copei Loomis 1907 rodent
Rodentia - Sciuravidae	Knightomys sp., Pauromys sp. Knightomys sp. Gazin 1961 rodent Pauromys sp. Troxell 1923 rodent
Primates - Omomyidae	Absarokius abbotti¹, Shoshonius cooperi, Hemiacodon casamissus n. sp.² Absarokius abbotti¹ Loomis 1906 tarsier Shoshonius cooperi Granger 1910 tarsier described by Beard and MacPhee 1994 Hemiacodon casamissus n. sp.² Beard et al. 1992 tarsier from CM 1040, collected in 1989
Primates - Paromomyidae	Phenacolemurinae indet.¹ Phenacolemurinae indet.¹ Simpson 1955 primate
Primates - Microsyopidae	Uintasorex sp., Microsyops sp., Microsyops cf. scottianus Uintasorex sp. Matthew 1909 primate Microsyops sp. Leidy 1872 primate said to be new Microsyops cf. scottianus Cope 1881 primate
Primates - Notharctidae	Cantius nunienus¹, Notharctus venticolus Cantius nunienus¹ Cope 1881 primate Notharctus venticolus Osborn 1902 primate described by Krishtalka et al. 1990
Tribosphenida -	Erinaceomorpha indet.¹, Talpavus sp. Erinaceomorpha indet.¹ Gregory 1910 placental Talpavus sp. Marsh 1872 placental
Soricomorpha - Nyctitheriidae	Nyctitherium sp., "Scenopagus priscus" = Nyctitherium priscum Nyctitherium sp. Marsh 1872 placental "Scenopagus priscus" = Nyctitherium priscum Marsh 1872 placental
Soricomorpha - Geolabididae	Centetodon sp. Centetodon sp. Marsh 1872 placental "A" and "B"
Tribosphenida - Phenacodontidae	Phenacodus sp.¹, Phenacodus vortmani Phenacodus sp.¹ Cope 1873 condylarth Phenacodus vortmani Cope 1880 condylarth
Placentalia -	Perissodactyla indet.¹ Perissodactyla indet.¹ Owen 1848 odd-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla -	Heptodon calciculus¹, Heptodon cf. posticus Heptodon calciculus¹ Cope 1880 odd-toed ungulate Heptodon cf. posticus Cope 1882 odd-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae	Hyracotherium vasacciense Hyracotherium vasacciense Cope 1872 odd-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae	Lambdotherium popoagicum Lambdotherium popoagicum Cope 1880 brontothere
Artiodactyla - Leptochoeridae	Diacodexis woltonensis Diacodexis woltonensis Krishtalka and Stucky 1985 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Homacodontidae	Antiacodon sp.⁶ Antiacodon sp.⁶ Marsh 1872 even-toed ungulate (pers. comm. 7.4.94)
Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae	Bunophorus sinclairi, Diacodexis secans Bunophorus sinclairi Guthrie 1966 even-toed ungulate Diacodexis secans Cope 1881 even-toed ungulate sensu stricto: see Krishtalka and Stucky 1985
Acreodi - Hapalodectidae	Hapalodectes sp. Hapalodectes sp. Matthew 1909 condylarth
Ferae -	? Miacis sp. ? Miacis sp. Cope 1872 placental
Placentalia -	Carnivora indet. Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran
Ferae - Viverravidae	Viverravus lutosus, Didymictis altidens Viverravus lutosus Gazin 1952 placental Didymictis altidens Cope 1880 placental
Ferae - Oxyaenidae	Oxyaenidae indet.¹ Oxyaenidae indet.¹ Cope 1877 placental
Hyaenodonta - Hyaenodontidae	Hyaenodontidae indet. Hyaenodontidae indet. Leidy 1869 placental "A" and "B"
Hyaenodonta -	Prolimnocyon antiquus Prolimnocyon antiquus Matthew and Granger 1915 placental
Ferae - Epoicotheriidae	Dipassalus oryctes⁵ Dipassalus oryctes⁵ Rose et al. 1991 placental
Ferae - Metacheiromyidae	cf. Palaeanodon sp.⁵ cf. Palaeanodon sp.⁵ Matthew 1918 placental
Placentalia -	Creodonta indet. Creodonta indet. Cope 1875 creodont
Reptilia
Crocodylia - Alligatoridae	cf. Allognathosuchus sp. cf. Allognathosuchus sp. Mook 1921 crocodilian
Squamata - Teiidae	"? Teidae indet." = Teiidae⁴ "? Teidae indet." = Teiidae⁴ Gray 1827 squamates
Squamata - Anguidae	"Glyptosaurus donohoei" = Glyptosaurus sylvestris⁴, Xestops sp.⁴, cf. Gerrhonotus sp.⁴, Anguinae indet.⁴, ? Ophisaurus sp.⁴, Machaerosaurus sp.⁴, Diploglossinae indet.⁴ "Glyptosaurus donohoei" = Glyptosaurus sylvestris⁴ Marsh 1871 squamates Xestops sp.⁴ Cope 1873 squamates cf. Gerrhonotus sp.⁴ Wiegmann 1828 alligator lizard Anguinae indet.⁴ Gray 1825 squamates ? Ophisaurus sp.⁴ Daudin 1803 glass lizard Machaerosaurus sp.⁴ Gilmore 1928 squamates Diploglossinae indet.⁴ Boucourt 1873 squamates
Squamata - Varanidae	Varanidae indet.⁴ Varanidae indet.⁴ Hardwicke and Gray 1824 monitor lizard
Squamata - Xenosauridae	Exostinus sp.⁴ Exostinus sp.⁴ Cope 1873 squamates
Squamata - Necrosauridae	Necrosaurus sp.⁴ Necrosaurus sp.⁴ Filhol 1876 squamates
Squamata - Oligodontosauridae	Oligodontosaurus sp.⁴ Oligodontosaurus sp.⁴ Gilmore 1942 worm lizard
Squamata -	Scincomorpha indet.⁴ Scincomorpha indet.⁴ Camp 1923 squamates
Squamata - Iguanidae	Iguanidae "sp. A"⁴, Iguanidae "sp. B"⁴, Iguanidae "sp.C"⁴, Parasauromalus sp.⁴ Iguanidae "sp. A"⁴ Oppel 1811 squamates Iguanidae "sp. B"⁴ Oppel 1811 squamates Iguanidae "sp.C"⁴ Oppel 1811 squamates Parasauromalus sp.⁴ Gilmore 1928 squamates
Squamata - Gekkonidae	? Gekkonidae indet.⁴ ? Gekkonidae indet.⁴ Gray 1825 gecko
Squamata - Xantusiidae	Xantusiidae "sp. A"⁴, Xantusiidae "sp. B"⁴, Xantusiidae "sp. C"⁴ Xantusiidae "sp. A"⁴ Baird 1858 night lizard Xantusiidae "sp. B"⁴ Baird 1858 night lizard Xantusiidae "sp. C"⁴ Baird 1858 night lizard
Actinopteri
Amiiformes - Amiidae	Amia sp. Amia sp. Linnaeus 1766 bowfin
Scenopagus edenensis
-	Scenopagus edenensis Scenopagus edenensis McGrew et al. 1959

¹Alroy 2002; ²Beard et al. 1992; ³Beard et al. 1992; ⁴Hirsch et al. 1987; ⁵Rose et al. 1991; ⁶Stucky 1994