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Vass Quarry (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as USGS D-1034

Where: Hot Springs County, Wyoming (43.7° N, 108.7° W: paleocoordinates 47.5° N, 94.4° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Aycross Formation, Bridgerian (50.3 - 46.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the USGS

Primary reference: T. M. Bown. 1982. Geology, Paleontology, and Correlation of Eocene Volcaniclastic Rocks, Southeast Absaroka Range, Hot Springs County, Wyoming. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1201-A:A1-A75 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

PaleoDB collection 16499: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Cimolesta - Palaeoryctidae	? Didelphodontinae indet. ? Didelphodontinae indet. Simpson 1927 eutherian
Leptictida - Leptictidae	Palaeictops cf. bridgeri Palaeictops cf. bridgeri Simpson 1959 eutherian
Primates - Microsyopidae	Uintasorex parvulus, Microsyops cf. elegans Uintasorex parvulus Matthew 1909 primate Microsyops cf. elegans Marsh 1871 primate
Primates - Omomyidae	Anaptomorphini indet.¹, Aycrossia lovei, Strigorhysis bridgerensis n. gen. n. sp., Shoshonius bowni² Anaptomorphini indet.¹ Cope 1883 tarsier Aycrossia lovei Bown 1979 tarsier Strigorhysis bridgerensis n. gen. n. sp. Bown 1979 tarsier Shoshonius bowni² Honey 1990 tarsier
Primates - Paromomyidae	Elwynella oreas n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Elwynella oreas n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Rose and Bown 1982 primate
Primates - Picromomyidae	Alveojunctus minutus Alveojunctus minutus Bown 1982 primate
Rodentia - Sciuravidae	Knightomys cuspidatus¹ Knightomys cuspidatus¹ Bown 1982 rodent
Rodentia - Reithroparamyidae	Reithroparamys cf. delicatissimus Reithroparamys cf. delicatissimus Leidy 1871 rodent
Rodentia - Ischyromyidae	Microparamys sp. Microparamys sp. Wood 1959 rodent species "A" and "B"
Rodentia - Paramyidae	Paramyidae indet.¹ Paramyidae indet.¹ Miller and Gidley 1918 rodent
Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae	Hyopsodus cf. paulus Hyopsodus cf. paulus Leidy 1870 condylarth
Lipotyphla - Geolabididae	cf. Marsholestes sp.¹ cf. Marsholestes sp.¹ McKenna 1992 placental
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Orohippus sp. Orohippus sp. Marsh 1872 horse
Tribosphenida - Nyctitheriidae	Nyctitheriidae indet., cf. Nyctitherium sp., Nyctitherium serotinum, cf. Pontifactor sp. Nyctitheriidae indet. Simpson 1928 placental cf. Nyctitherium sp. Marsh 1872 placental Nyctitherium serotinum Marsh 1872 placental cf. Pontifactor sp. West 1974 placental
Chiroptera -	Microchiroptera indet. Microchiroptera indet. Dobson 1875 bat
Carnivora - Miacidae	Miacidae indet.¹, Viverravinae indet. Miacidae indet.¹ Cope 1880 carnivoran Viverravinae indet. Matthew 1909 carnivoran
Macroscelidea - Adapisoricidae	? Adapisoricidae indet. ? Adapisoricidae indet. Schlosser 1887 elephant shrew
Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae	Scenopagus cf. priscus, Scenopagus curtidens, Scenopagus edenensis, cf. Macrocranion sp. Scenopagus cf. priscus Marsh 1872 elephant shrew Scenopagus curtidens Matthew 1909 elephant shrew Scenopagus edenensis McGrew et al. 1959 elephant shrew cf. Macrocranion sp. Weitzel 1949 elephant shrew
Theriiformes - Herpetotheriidae	"Herpetotheriinae indet." = Herpetotheriidae³, Herpetotherium knighti¹, "Herpetotherium cf. marsupium" = Peratherium marsupium¹ "Herpetotheriinae indet." = Herpetotheriidae³ Trouessart 1879 marsupial Herpetotherium knighti¹ McGrew et al. 1959 marsupial "Herpetotherium cf. marsupium" = Peratherium marsupium¹ Troxell 1923 marsupial
Sarcobora - Apatemyidae	Apatemys cf. bellulus Apatemys cf. bellulus Marsh 1872 insectivoran

¹Alroy 2002; ²Honey 1990; ³Krishtalka and Stucky 1983; ⁴Rose and Bown 1982