Powder River 51-25/51-30/61-1 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Johnson County, Wyoming (44.0° N, 106.6° W: paleocoordinates 48.5° N, 89.4° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: "Wasatch" Formation, Wasatchian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: E. Delson. 1971. Fossil mammals of the early Wasatchian Powder River local fauna, Eocene of northeast. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 146(4) [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 16021: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Prodiacodon tauricinerei1, Didelphodus absarokae
Prodiacodon tauricinerei1 Jepsen 1930 eutherian
Didelphodus absarokae Cope 1881 eutherian
 Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae
Palaeoryctes cf. punctatus
Palaeoryctes cf. punctatus Van Valen 1966 eutherian
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Hyopsodus sp.1
Hyopsodus sp.1 Leidy 1870 condylarth
 Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Haplomylus speirianus
Haplomylus speirianus Cope 1880 elephant shrew
 Creodonta -
Prolimnocyon haematus3
Prolimnocyon haematus3 Gingerich and Deutsch 1989 creodont
 Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Nyctitheriidae indet.2
Nyctitheriidae indet.2 Simpson 1928 placental
cf. 'Leptacodon' jepseni"
 Placentalia -
Rodentia indet.
Rodentia indet. Bowdich 1821 rodent
 Primates - Notharctidae
Cantius mckennai4
Cantius mckennai4 Gingerich and Simons 1977 primate
 Primates - Microsyopidae
Arctodontomys wilsoni1
Arctodontomys wilsoni1 Szalay 1969 primate
1Alroy 2002; 2Bown and Schankler 1982; 3Gingerich and Deutsch 1989; 4Gingerich and Simons 1977