North Fork of the Shoshone River (NF-1): Lostcabinian, Wyoming
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Allognathosuchus sp.
Mook 1921
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Torres 1985 | ||||||
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Mammalia
- Esthonychidae
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Esthonyx cf. acutidens
Cope 1881
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Mammalia
- Condylarthra
- Hyopsodontidae
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Hyopsodus miticulus
(Cope 1874)
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= Hyopsodus sp.
Leidy 1870
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Alroy 2002 | ||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Hyracotherium cf. venticolum
(Cope 1881)
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= Protorohippus cf. venticolus
Cope 1881
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Alroy 2002 | ||||||
| recombined as Protorohippus venticolum | |||||||
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Hyracotherium cf. craspedotum
Cope 1880
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= Xenicohippus cf. craspedotum
Cope 1880
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Alroy 2002 | ||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Brontotheriidae
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Lambdotherium popoagicum
Cope 1880
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Mammalia
- Phenacodontidae
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Phenacodus intermedius
Granger 1915
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Phenacodus vortmani
(Cope 1880)
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Mammalia
- Diacodexeidae
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Bunophorus sinclairi
Guthrie 1966
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Diacodexis cf. secans
(Cope 1881)
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Omomyidae
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Loveina wapitiensis
Gunnell et al. 1992
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Microsyopidae
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Microsyops scottianus
Cope 1881
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unclassified
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Echmatemys wyomingensis
(Leidy 1870)
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| original and current combination Emys wyomingensis | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Wyoming | County: | Park |
| Coordinates: | 44.3° North, 109.0° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 49.2° North, 91.9° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Ypresian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
| *Period: | Tertiary | *Local age/stage: | Lostcabinian |
| Key time interval: | Lostcabinian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 54.90000 - 50.50000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Willwood | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: said to be Lostcabinian |
Lithology and environment
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
Collection methods and comments
| Taxonomic list comments:stratigraphic level is unclear; Torres 1985 places it at 80 meters, but Gunnell et al. correlate it at above 100 m without giving details |
Metadata
| Database number: | 15997 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, P. Holroyd | Enterer: | J. Alroy, P. Holroyd | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 1994-04-30 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2002-06-03 03:27:41 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1994-04-30 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 1749. | G. F. Gunnell, W. S. Bartels, P. D. Ginberich and V. Torres. 1992. Wapiti Valley Faunas: Early and Middle Eocene Fossil Vertebrates from the North Fork of the Shoshone River, Park County, Wyoming. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 28(11):247-287 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 6294 | J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Kouvari] | |
| 3438 | V. Torres. 1985. Stratigraphy of the Eocene Willwood, Aycross, and Wapiti Formations along the North Fork of the Shoshone River, north-central Wyoming. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 23(2):83-97 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/P. Holroyd] |