PBDB Collection

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: 50.9° N, 84.4° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Aycross Formation, Bridgerian (50.5 - 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
Tribosphenida - Herpetotheriidae	"Herpetotheriinae indet." = Herpetotheriidae³, Herpetotherium knighti¹, Herpetotherium cf. marsupium¹ "Herpetotheriinae indet." = Herpetotheriidae³ Trouessart 1879 marsupial Herpetotherium knighti¹ McGrew et al. 1959 marsupial Herpetotherium cf. marsupium¹ Troxell 1923 marsupial
Leptictida - Leptictidae	Palaeictops cf. bridgeri Palaeictops cf. bridgeri Simpson 1959 eutherian
Cimolesta - Apatemyidae	Apatemys cf. bellulus Apatemys cf. bellulus Marsh 1872 eutherian
Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae	? Didelphodontinae indet. ? Didelphodontinae indet. Simpson 1927 eutherian
Ferae - Miacidae	Miacidae indet.¹, Viverravinae indet. Miacidae indet.¹ Cope 1880 placental Viverravinae indet. Matthew 1909 placental
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Orohippus sp. Orohippus sp. Marsh 1872 horse
Soricomorpha - Nyctitheriidae	Nyctitheriidae indet., cf. Nyctitherium sp., Nyctitherium serotinum, "Scenopagus curtidens" = Nyctitherium curtidens, "Scenopagus cf. priscus" = Nyctitherium priscum, cf. Pontifactor sp. Nyctitheriidae indet. Simpson 1928 placental cf. Nyctitherium sp. Marsh 1872 placental Nyctitherium serotinum Marsh 1872 placental "Scenopagus curtidens" = Nyctitherium curtidens Matthew 1909 placental "Scenopagus cf. priscus" = Nyctitherium priscum Marsh 1872 placental cf. Pontifactor sp. West 1974 placental
Soricomorpha - Geolabididae	cf. Marsholestes sp.¹ cf. Marsholestes sp.¹ McKenna 1992 placental
Primates - Paromomyidae	Elwynella oreas n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Elwynella oreas n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Rose and Bown 1982 primate
Primates - Omomyidae	Shoshonius bowni², Aycrossia lovei, Strigorhysis bridgerensis n. gen. n. sp., Anaptomorphini indet.¹ Shoshonius bowni² Honey 1990 tarsier Aycrossia lovei Bown 1979 tarsier Strigorhysis bridgerensis n. gen. n. sp. Bown 1979 tarsier Anaptomorphini indet.¹ Cope 1883 tarsier
Primates - Microsyopidae	Microsyops cf. elegans, Uintasorex parvulus Microsyops cf. elegans Marsh 1871 primate Uintasorex parvulus Matthew 1909 primate
Primates - Picromomyidae	Alveojunctus minutus Alveojunctus minutus Bown 1982 primate
Rodentia - Reithroparamyidae	Reithroparamys cf. delicatissimus Reithroparamys cf. delicatissimus Leidy 1871 rodent
Rodentia - Sciuravidae	Knightomys cuspidatus¹ Knightomys cuspidatus¹ Bown 1982 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
Chiroptera -	Microchiroptera indet. Microchiroptera indet. Dobson 1875 bat
Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae	Hyopsodus cf. paulus Hyopsodus cf. paulus Leidy 1870 condylarth
Macroscelidea - Adapisoricidae	? Adapisoricidae indet. ? Adapisoricidae indet. Schlosser 1887 elephant shrew
Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae	cf. Macrocranion sp. cf. Macrocranion sp. Weitzel 1949 elephant shrew
Scenopagus edenensis
-	Scenopagus edenensis Scenopagus edenensis McGrew et al. 1959

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