Douglas Area Brule (6a-6d) (Oligocene of the United States)

Where: Converse County, Wyoming (42.9° N, 105.2° W: paleocoordinates 44.2° N, 97.1° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Brule Formation, Orellan (33.9 - 33.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: E. Evanoff, D. R. Prothero, and R. H. Lander. 1992. Elocene-Oligocene climatic change in North America: The White River Formation near Douglass, East-Central Wyoming. 116-130 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 17105: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994

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Taxonomic list

• between tuffs 6a and 6d
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Palaeogalidae
Palaeogale sectoria Gervais 1848 carnivoran
 Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Hyaenodon crucians Leidy 1853 creodont
Hyaenodon horridus Leidy 1853 creodont
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Poebrotherium eximium Hay 1902 camel
see also Prothero 1996d
Poebrotherium wilsoni Leidy 1847 camel
"Poebrotherium labiatum" = Paratylopus labiatus Cope 1881 camel
see also Prothero 1996d
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
Miniochoerus chadronensis Schultz and Falkenbach 1956 oreodont
boundary between M. chadronensis and M. gracilis is drawn within this zone
"Merycoidodon culbertsoni" = Merycoidodon culbertsonii Leidy 1848 oreodont
 Artiodactyla - Leptomerycidae
Leptomeryx evansi Leidy 1853 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Hypertragulidae
Hypertragulus calcaratus Cope 1873 ruminant
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Megalagus turgidus Cope 1873 rabbit
Litolagus molidens Dawson 1958 rabbit
may include type of Dawson 1958 from LNZ 6.5 mi SE of Douglas
Palaeolagus haydeni Leidy 1856 rabbit
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
"Scottimus viduus" = Willeumys viduus
"Scottimus viduus" = Willeumys viduus Korth 1981 mouse
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Ischyromys sp. Leidy 1856 rodent
 Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Leptictis dakotensis Leidy 1868 eutherian