PBDB Collection

Deadman Butte (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as CM 1551; UCM 80062

Where: Natrona County, Wyoming (43.2° N, 107.1° W: paleocoordinates 47.8° N, 90.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Red Creek Facies Member (Wind River Formation), Lostcabinian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)

• said to be Lostcabinian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: R. K. Stucky. 1984. Revision of the Wind River faunas, early Eocene of central Wyoming. Part 5. Geology and biostratigraphy of the upper part of the Wind River Formation, northeastern Wind River Basin. Annals of Carnegie Museum 53(9):231-294 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 15930: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

• NISP 253, excluding generically indeterminate records

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Mammalia
Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae	Peratherium comstocki, "Copedelphys innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum¹, Herpetotherium marsupium¹ Peratherium comstocki Cope 1884 marsupial "Copedelphys innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum¹ Simpson 1928 marsupial Herpetotherium marsupium¹ Troxell 1923 marsupial
Theriamorpha - Peradectidae	Peradectes chesteri Peradectes chesteri Gazin 1952 marsupial
Macroscelidea - Adapisoricidae	Adapisoricidae indet. Adapisoricidae indet. Schlosser 1887 elephant shrew said to be new
Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae	Macrocranion nitens Macrocranion nitens Matthew 1918 elephant shrew
Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae	Hyopsodus walcottianus, Hyopsodus wortmani Hyopsodus walcottianus Matthew 1915 condylarth Hyopsodus wortmani Osborn 1902 condylarth includes "H. paulus": Redline 1997
Theriamorpha - Viverravidae	Viverravus cf. gracilis Viverravus cf. gracilis Marsh 1872 placental
Theriamorpha -	Miacis cf. latidens, Vulpavus canavus Miacis cf. latidens Matthew and Granger 1915 placental Vulpavus canavus Cope 1881 placental
Carnivora - Miacidae	Miacidae indet.¹ Miacidae indet.¹ Cope 1880 carnivoran
Artiodactyla - Leptochoeridae	Diacodexis woltonensis² Diacodexis woltonensis² Krishtalka and Stucky 1985 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae	Diacodexis secans², Diacodexis minutus², Bunophorus sp., Bunophorus sinclairi Diacodexis secans² Cope 1881 even-toed ungulate Diacodexis minutus² Krishtalka and Stucky 1985 even-toed ungulate Bunophorus sp. Sinclair 1914 even-toed ungulate "A" Bunophorus sinclairi Guthrie 1966 even-toed ungulate
Theriamorpha - 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 - Brontotheriidae	Lambdotherium popoagicum Lambdotherium popoagicum Cope 1880 brontothere
Perissodactyla -	? Heptodon posticus, Heptodon calciculus¹ ? Heptodon posticus Cope 1882 odd-toed ungulate Heptodon calciculus¹ Cope 1880 odd-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae	Hyracotherium vasacciense Hyracotherium vasacciense Cope 1872 odd-toed ungulate
Theriamorpha - Pantolestoidae	Palaeosinopa didelphoides Palaeosinopa didelphoides Cope 1881 placental
Theriamorpha - Geolabididae	Centetodon sp., Centetodon bembicophagus, "Didelphodus cf. altidens" = Centetodon altidens Centetodon sp. Marsh 1872 placental Centetodon bembicophagus Lillegraven et al. 1981 placental "Didelphodus cf. altidens" = Centetodon altidens Marsh 1872 placental
Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae	Nyctitherium cf. serotinum Nyctitherium cf. serotinum Marsh 1872 placental
Rodentia - Sciuravidae	Pauromys sp., Knightomys huerfanensis, Knightomys depressus Pauromys sp. Troxell 1923 rodent Knightomys huerfanensis Wood 1962 rodent Knightomys depressus Loomis 1907 rodent
Rodentia - Ischyromyidae	Ischyromyidae indet., Acritoparamys francesi, Paramys copei, Paramys excavatus, Microparamys sp., Mattimys kalicola Ischyromyidae indet. Alston 1876 rodent Acritoparamys francesi Wood 1962 rodent Paramys copei Loomis 1907 rodent Paramys excavatus Loomis 1907 rodent Microparamys sp. Wood 1959 rodent Mattimys kalicola Matthew 1918 rodent
Primates - Paromomyidae	Phenacolemurinae indet.¹ Phenacolemurinae indet.¹ Simpson 1955 primate
Primates - Plesiadapidae	Trogolemur amplior¹ Trogolemur amplior¹ Beard et al. 1992 primate
Primates - Notharctidae	Cantius nunienus¹ Cantius nunienus¹ Cope 1881 primate
Primates - Omomyidae	Shoshonius cooperi, Absarokius cf. abbotti¹, cf. Anemorhysis sp. Shoshonius cooperi Granger 1910 tarsier Absarokius cf. abbotti¹ Loomis 1906 tarsier cf. Anemorhysis sp. Gazin 1958 tarsier
Primates - Microsyopidae	Microsyops cf. scottianus, Uintasorex cf. parvulus Microsyops cf. scottianus Cope 1881 primate Uintasorex cf. parvulus Matthew 1909 primate
Primates - Picromomyidae	Alveojunctus sp. Alveojunctus sp. Bown 1982 primate
Cimolesta - Esthonychidae	Esthonyx acutidens Esthonyx acutidens Cope 1881 tillodont
Cimolesta - Apatemyidae	Apatemys sp. Apatemys sp. Marsh 1872 eutherian "A"
Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae	Coryphodon sp. Coryphodon sp. Owen 1845 pantodont
Theriamorpha - Leptictidae	Leptictidae indet., "Palaeictops multicuspis" = Parictops multicuspis Leptictidae indet. Gill 1872 eutherian "Palaeictops multicuspis" = Parictops multicuspis Granger 1910 eutherian
Taeniodonta -	cf. Taeniodonta indet. cf. Taeniodonta indet. taeniodont
Eutheria -	Proteutheria indet. Proteutheria indet. Romer 1966 eutherian
Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae	Ectypodus cf. childei Ectypodus cf. childei Kühne 1969 multituberculate
Scenopagus
-	cf. Scenopagus sp. cf. Scenopagus sp. McKenna and Simpson 1959
Scenopagus edenensis
-	Scenopagus cf. edenensis Scenopagus cf. edenensis McGrew et al. 1959

¹Alroy 2002; ²Krishtalka and Stucky 1985