Purgatory Hill (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as UCMP V-71202

Where: McCone County, Montana (47.8° N, 106.1° W: paleocoordinates 54.0° N, 80.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Pu3 mammal zone, Collins Ranch Member (Tullock Formation), Puercan (66.0 - 63.3 Ma)

• just above the undated Y-Coal in chron 29n: Swisher et al. 1993; Y-Coal per se was not dated, and dated W-Coal is not identifiable in McCone County

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Reposited in the UCMP

Primary reference: L. M. Van Valen and R. E. Sloan. 1965. The earliest primates. Science 150(3697):743-745 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 14766: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Patricia Holroyd and Deborah Weinstein

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• "about 5 other insectivorans" mentioned by Van Valen 1978 may include the following: mixodectid, said to be new - this is Protungulatum: Szalay 1969a insectivore, said to be new palaeoryctid, said to be new
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unclassified
  -
Oxprimus albertensis
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"? Pycnodonta indet." = Pycnodonte
"? Pycnodonta indet." = Pycnodonte Fischer von Waldheim 1835 oyster
Actinopteri
 Teleostei -
Teleostei indet.
 Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae
Phyllodus paulkatoi6
Phyllodus paulkatoi6 Estes and Hiatt 1978
 Teleostei -
Perciformes indet.
Perciformes indet. Bleeker 1859 perch-like fish
 Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus occidentalis
 Amiiformes - Amiidae
"Kindleia fragosa" = Cyclurus fragosus
"Kindleia fragosa" = Cyclurus fragosus Jordan 1927 bowfin
Osteichthyes
 Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae
Acipenser sp.
Acipenser sp. Linnaeus 1758 sturgeon
Mammalia
 Cimolesta - Cimolestidae
Procerberus plutonis10, cf. Gelastops sp.
Procerberus plutonis10 Van Valen 1978 eutherian
said to be new
cf. Gelastops sp. Simpson 1935 eutherian
said to be new; repeated by Van Valen 1978
 Cimolesta - Pentacodontidae
cf. Aphronorus sp.10
cf. Aphronorus sp.10 Simpson 1935 eutherian
 Leptictida - Leptictidae
Prodiacodon crustulum10, Palaeictops sp.
Prodiacodon crustulum10 Novacek 1977 eutherian
Palaeictops sp. Matthew 1899 eutherian
said to be new
 Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae
cf. Pararyctes sp.10
cf. Pararyctes sp.10 Van Valen 1966 eutherian
 Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Haplaletes andakupensis10
Haplaletes andakupensis10 Van Valen 1978 elephant shrew
 Tribosphenida - Periptychidae
Anisonchus oligistus, Oxyacodon marshater10, Tinuviel eurydice10
Anisonchus oligistus Gazin 1941 condylarth
Oxyacodon marshater10 Van Valen 1978 condylarth
Tinuviel eurydice10 Van Valen 1978 condylarth
could include new species "cf. Hemithlaeus"
 Acreodi - Triisodontidae
Eoconodon nidhoggi10, Eoconodon hutchisoni5
Eoconodon nidhoggi10 Van Valen 1978 placental
said to be new
Eoconodon hutchisoni5 Clemens 2011 placental
 Tribosphenida -
"Ungulata indet." = Euungulata7
"Ungulata indet." = Euungulata7 Waddell et al. 2001 placental
 Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Oxyclaenus pugnax, Protungulatum sloani n. sp.10, Chriacus calenancus10
Oxyclaenus pugnax Simpson 1935 condylarth
present in original list; includes "Thangorodrim thalion" of Van Valen 1978; may include "O. sp." said to be new
Protungulatum sloani n. sp.10 Van Valen 1978 condylarth
said to be new
Chriacus calenancus10 Van Valen 1978 condylarth
said to be new
 Soricomorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Leptacodon proserpinae10
Leptacodon proserpinae10 Van Valen 1978 placental
 Primates - Purgatoriidae
Purgatorius unio n. sp.
Purgatorius unio n. sp. Van Valen and Sloan 1965 primate
 Primates -
Pandemonium dis n. gen. n. sp.11
Pandemonium dis n. gen. n. sp.11 Van Valen 1994 primate
 Tribosphenida - Peradectidae
Peradectes minor n. sp.4
Peradectes minor n. sp.4 Clemens 2006 marsupial
said to be new
 Multituberculata - Taeniolabididae
Taeniolabis sp.8
Taeniolabis sp.8 Cope 1882 multituberculate
 Multituberculata -
Cimexomys minor
Cimexomys minor Sloan and Van Valen 1965 multituberculate
 Multituberculata - Eucosmodontidae
Eucosmodontidae indet.1
Eucosmodontidae indet.1 Jepsen 1940 multituberculate
said to be new
 Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae
Kimbetohia sp., Ptilodus tsosiensis7
Kimbetohia sp. Simpson 1936 multituberculate
said to be new
Ptilodus tsosiensis7 Sloan 1981 multituberculate
could include Kimbetohia sp.
 Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Mesodma formosa, Mesodma cf. ambigua, Neoplagiaulax nelsoni n. sp.9, Parectypodus sp.
Mesodma formosa Marsh 1889 multituberculate
Mesodma cf. ambigua Jepsen 1940 multituberculate
Neoplagiaulax nelsoni n. sp.9 Sloan 1987 multituberculate
said to be new
Parectypodus sp. Jepsen 1930 multituberculate
said to be new
Reptilia
 Loricata -
Crocodylia indet.3
Crocodylia indet.3 crocodilian
 Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Brachychampsa sp.
Brachychampsa sp. Gilmore 1911 crocodilian
 Choristodera -
Champsosaurus sp.
Champsosaurus sp. Cope 1876 choristodere
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet.2
Trionychidae indet.2 Gray 1825 softshell turtle
 Testudinata - Baenidae
Baenidae indet.
Baenidae indet. Cope 1882 turtle
 Testudinata -
Compsemys victa
Compsemys victa Leidy 1856 turtle
Amphibia
 Proteida - Batrachosauroididae
Prodesmodon copei, Opisthotriton kayi
Prodesmodon copei Estes 1964 salamander
Opisthotriton kayi Auffenberg 1961 salamander
 Caudata - Urodela
Lisserpeton bairdi, Scapherpeton tectum
Lisserpeton bairdi Estes 1965 salamander
Scapherpeton tectum Cope 1876 salamander
Chondrichthyes
 Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
cf. Ischyrhiza avonicola
 Odontaspidida - Isuridae
Isuridae indet.
Isuridae indet. Gray 1851 mackerel shark
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatidae indet.
Dasyatidae indet. Jordan 1888 whiptail stingray
1Alroy 2002; 2Alroy 2006; 3Alroy 2007; 4Clemens 2006; 5Clemens 2011; 6Estes and Hiatt 1978; 7Johnston and Fox 1984; 8Simmons 1987; 9Sloan 1987; 10Van Valen 1978; 11Van Valen 1994