South Elk Creek (Diatryma steini type locality): Wasatchian, Wyoming
collected by W. Stein 1916
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Macroscelidea
- Apheliscidae
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Parapheliscus wapitiensis n. gen., n. sp.
Van Valen 1967
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Van Valen 1967 | |||||||||
| recombined as Apheliscus wapitiensis | ||||||||||
| AMNH 16935 - holotype (right P3-M1) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Trionychidae
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Eugenichelys robertemryi n. gen., n. sp.
(Chkhikvadze 2008)
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Vitek 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| synonym of Axestemys byssinus | ||||||||||
| USNM 12589, type specimen of Eugenichelys robertemryi, skull fragments, partial left dentary, left hyoplastron, right hypoplastron, left and right xiphiplastron; South Elk Creek, Big Horn County, Wyoming, USA; Wasatch Formation, Eocene (Wasatchian) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anguidae
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Melanosaurus maximus
Gilmore 1928
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Gilmore 1928 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| AMNH 6167, several blocks of body scutes, with portion of dentary, coracoid, several vertebrae | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Diatrymiformes
- Diatrymidae
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Diatryma steini n. sp.
Matthew and Granger 1917
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| synonym of Diatryma gigantea | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Wyoming | County: | Big Horn |
| Coordinates: | 44.3° North, 108.1° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 49.0° North, 90.9° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Ypresian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
| Key time interval: | Wasatchian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 54.90000 - 50.50000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Willwood | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: "Lower Eocene, Gray Bull horizon, Wasatch formation" |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Articulated whole bodies: | some |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | AMNH | ||
| Collectors: | W. Stein | Collection dates: | 1916 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 85438 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, P. Mannion, P. Barrett, R. Benson | Enterer: | J. Alroy, P. Mannion, T. Cleary, R. Benson | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-12-18 17:33:45 | Last modified: | 2008-12-18 19:33:45 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-12-18 17:33:45 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 28819. | W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1917. The skeleton of Diatryma, a gigantic bird from the Lower Eocene of Wyoming. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 37(11):307-326 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] |
Secondary references:
| 14538 | C. W. Gilmore. 1928. Fossil lizards of North America. Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 22(3):1-201 [J. Head/J. Head/M. Carrano] | |
| 44033 | L. Van Valen. 1967. New Paleocene insectivores and insectivore classification. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 135(5):217-284 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
| 46025 | N. S. Vitek. 2012. Giant fossil soft-shelled turtles of North America. Palaeontologia Electronica 15(1):13A [R. Benson/R. Benson/O. Alfaro] |