PBDB Collection

Green Locality (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as CB-1

Where: Sublette County, Wyoming (42.7° N, 110.1° W: paleocoordinates 46.7° N, 96.1° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Cathedral Bluffs Tongue Member (Wasatch Formation), Bridgerian (50.3 - 46.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: R. M. West and M. R. Dawson. 1973. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 12(1) [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 16227: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

• NISP 67 in West 1973b, but 301 in West and Dawson, which is due to later collections; however, 13 of these are generically indeterminate, for a total of 288

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Mammalia
Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae	Herpetotherium knighti¹ Herpetotherium knighti¹ McGrew et al. 1959 marsupial
Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae	Hyopsodus minusculus Hyopsodus minusculus Leidy 1873 condylarth
Carnivora - Miacidae	Miacidae indet. Miacidae indet. Cope 1880 carnivoran
Artiodactyla - Homacodontidae	Antiacodon pygmaeus Antiacodon pygmaeus Cope 1872 even-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla -	Tapiroidea indet.¹ Tapiroidea indet.¹ Gill 1872 odd-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla - Hyrachyidae	Hyrachyus modestus Hyrachyus modestus Leidy 1870 odd-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Orohippus cf. pumilus Orohippus cf. pumilus Marsh 1871 horse
Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae	Nyctitherium serotinum, "Scenopagus priscus" = Nyctitherium priscum Nyctitherium serotinum Marsh 1872 placental "Scenopagus priscus" = Nyctitherium priscum Marsh 1872 placental
Rodentia - Paramyidae	Paramyidae indet. Paramyidae indet. Miller and Gidley 1918 rodent "Paramys" group rodent(s)
Rodentia - Reithroparamyidae	Reithroparamys sp., Reithroparamys delicatissimus, Reithroparamys huerfanensis Reithroparamys sp. Matthew 1920 rodent two or perhaps three forms Reithroparamys delicatissimus Leidy 1871 rodent Reithroparamys huerfanensis Wood 1962 rodent
Rodentia - Muridae	Mysops fraternus Mysops fraternus Leidy 1873 mouse
Rodentia - Sciuravidae	Sciuravidae indet., Pauromys schaubi, Tillomys sp., Sciuravus nitidus, Sciuravus bridgeri, Knightomys huerfanensis⁴, Knightomys depressus⁴ Sciuravidae indet. Miller and Gidley 1918 rodent said to be new Pauromys schaubi Wood 1959 rodent Tillomys sp. Marsh 1872 rodent two forms Sciuravus nitidus Marsh 1871 rodent Sciuravus bridgeri Wilson 1938 rodent Knightomys huerfanensis⁴ Wood 1962 rodent Knightomys depressus⁴ Loomis 1907 rodent
Rodentia - Ischyromyidae	"? Ischyrotomus sp." = Pseudotomus, cf. Pseudotomus robustus, Pseudotomus robustus², "Acritoparamys wyomingensis" = Paramys wyomingensis¹, Paramys delicatior, Paramys delicatus, Thisbemys perditus⁴, Microparamys sp., Microparamys minutus "? Ischyrotomus sp." = Pseudotomus Cope 1872 rodent cf. Pseudotomus robustus Marsh 1872 rodent Pseudotomus robustus² Marsh 1872 rodent "Acritoparamys wyomingensis" = Paramys wyomingensis¹ Wood 1959 rodent Paramys delicatior Leidy 1871 rodent Paramys delicatus Leidy 1871 rodent Thisbemys perditus⁴ Wood 1962 rodent Microparamys sp. Wood 1959 rodent said to be new Microparamys minutus Wilson 1937 rodent
Primates - Omomyidae	Omomys carteri, Anaptomorphus aemulus, "Phenacolemur mcgrewi" = Walshina mcgrewi Omomys carteri Leidy 1869 tarsier Anaptomorphus aemulus Cope 1872 tarsier "Phenacolemur mcgrewi" = Walshina mcgrewi Robinson 1968 tarsier i.d. is vaguely justified in the text
Primates - Microsyopidae	Microsyops cf. elegans³ Microsyops cf. elegans³ Marsh 1871 primate
Primates -	Plesiadapiformes indet.⁵ Plesiadapiformes indet.⁵ Simons and Tattersall 1972 primate
Cimolesta - Apatemyidae	Apatemys bellus Apatemys bellus Marsh 1872 eutherian

¹Alroy 2002; ²Black and Sutton 1984; ³Gunnell 1989; ⁴Korth 1984; ⁵Rose and Bown 1996