Kent 1 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as UCMP V-5618

Where: Niobrara County, Wyoming (43.2° N, 104.6° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 53.8° N, 65.9° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Lance Formation, Lancian (72.2 - 66.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; sandstone

• "cross-stratified sandstone"

Size class: mesofossils

Collected by W. A. Clemens; reposited in the UCMP

Primary reference: W. A. Clemens. 1964. Fossil mammals of the type Lance Formation, Wyoming. Part I. Introduction and Marsupialia. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 48:1-105 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 14577: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002, edited by Matthew Carrano

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Taxonomic list

Chondrichthyes
 Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Myledaphus bipartitus3 Cope 1876 guitarfish
Actinopteri
 Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus sp.2 Agassiz 1843 gar
 Amiiformes - Amiidae
Melvius thomasi1 Bryant 1988 bowfin
UCMP 72700, post-temporal bone
 Aspidorhynchiformes - Aspidorhynchidae
Osteichthyes
 Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae
Acipenser eruciferus2 Cope 1876 sturgeon
Reptilia
 Sauria -
Sauria indet.2 diapsid
 Archosauria -
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
 Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae
Saurornitholestinae indet.4 Longrich and Currie 2009 maniraptoran
UCMP 186891
Richardoestesia sp.2 Currie et al. 1990 maniraptoran
 Squamata - Chamopsiidae
Chamops segnis2 Marsh 1892 squamates
 Squamata - Anguidae
? Anguidae indet.2 Gray 1825 squamates
 Squamata -
Parasaniwa wyomingensis2 Gilmore 1928 squamates
Mammalia
 Multituberculata - Cimolomyidae
Meniscoessus robustus Marsh 1889 multituberculate
Amphibia
 Proteida - Batrachosauroididae
Prodesmodon copei2 Estes 1964 salamander
Opisthotriton kayi2 Auffenberg 1961 salamander
 Caudata - Urodela
Habrosaurus dilatus2 Gilmore 1928 siren