PBDB Collection

Cedar Mountain (UW V-82004) (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Hot Springs/Washakie County, Wyoming (43.9° N, 108.3° W: paleocoordinates 50.3° N, 86.0° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Fort Union Formation, Torrejonian (63.8 - 60.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Reposited in the UW

Primary reference: J. E. Hartman. 1986. Paleontology and biostratigraphy of lower part of Polecat Bench Formation, southern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 24(1):11-63 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 14898: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae	Ptilodus sp. Ptilodus sp. Cope 1881 multituberculate
Multituberculata - Cimolodontidae	Anconodon cf. cochranensis Anconodon cf. cochranensis Russell 1929 multituberculate
Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae	Parectypodus cf. sylviae¹, Mimetodon silberlingi, Neoplagiaulax ? grangeri Parectypodus cf. sylviae¹ Rigby 1980 multituberculate Mimetodon silberlingi Simpson 1935 multituberculate Neoplagiaulax ? grangeri Simpson 1935 multituberculate
Leptictida - Leptictidae	Acmeodon ? secans, Prodiacodon sp. Acmeodon ? secans Matthew and Granger 1921 eutherian Prodiacodon sp. Matthew 1929 eutherian
Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae	Haplaletes disceptatrix, Litomylus dissentaneus Haplaletes disceptatrix Simpson 1935 elephant shrew Litomylus dissentaneus Simpson 1935 elephant shrew
Macroscelidea -	Adunator cf. ladae, Litocherus cf. lacunatus Adunator cf. ladae Simpson 1935 elephant shrew Litocherus cf. lacunatus Gazin 1956 elephant shrew
Primates - Plesiadapidae	Pronothodectes jepi Pronothodectes jepi Gingerich 1975 primate
Primates - Picrodontidae	Picrodus calgariensis² Picrodus calgariensis² Scott and Fox 2005 primate
Primates - Palaechthonidae	cf. Palenochtha sp., Palenochtha minor cf. Palenochtha sp. Simpson 1935 primate Palenochtha minor Gidley 1923 primate
Primates - Paromomyidae	Paromomyidae indet.¹ Paromomyidae indet.¹ Simpson 1940 primate
Tribosphenida - Pantolestoidae	Bessoecetor septentrionalis³ Bessoecetor septentrionalis³ Russell 1929 placental
Acreodi - Oxyclaenidae	Coriphagus montanus, Prothryptacodon cf. hilli Coriphagus montanus Douglass 1908 placental Prothryptacodon cf. hilli Rigby 1980 placental
Tribosphenida - Periptychidae	Anisonchus sectorius Anisonchus sectorius Cope 1881 condylarth
Procreodi - Arctocyonidae	Chriacus cf. baldwini, "Mimotricentes subtrigonus" = Tricentes subtrigonus, Thryptacodon orthogonius³, "Arctocyon cf. montanensis" = Arctocyon corrugatus¹ Chriacus cf. baldwini Cope 1882 condylarth "Mimotricentes subtrigonus" = Tricentes subtrigonus Cope 1881 condylarth Thryptacodon orthogonius³ Russell 1929 condylarth "Arctocyon cf. montanensis" = Arctocyon corrugatus¹ Cope 1883 condylarth
Tribosphenida - Phenacodontidae	Tetraclaenodon puercensis Tetraclaenodon puercensis Cope 1881 condylarth
Ferae - Viverravidae	Protictis sp., Bryanictis microlestes¹ Protictis sp. Matthew placental sensu stricto Bryanictis microlestes¹ Simpson 1935 placental
Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae	Litaletes disjunctus, Promioclaenus acolytus Litaletes disjunctus Simpson 1935 condylarth Promioclaenus acolytus Cope 1882 condylarth
Cimolesta - Apatemyidae	Jepsenella cf. praepropera Jepsenella cf. praepropera Simpson 1940 eutherian
Cimolesta - Pentacodontidae	Aphronorus fraudator, Aphronorus cf. ratatoski Aphronorus fraudator Simpson 1935 eutherian Aphronorus cf. ratatoski Winterfeld 1982 eutherian
Cimolesta - Cimolestidae	Gelastops cf. parcus Gelastops cf. parcus Simpson 1935 eutherian

¹Alroy 2002; ²Scott and Fox 2005; ³Scott et al. 2002