PBDB Collection

Saxonella Locality (Paleocene of Canada)

Also known as Blindman River (in part); UA DW-2

Where: Alberta, Canada (52.3° N, 113.8° W: paleocoordinates 58.8° N, 90.8° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Paskapoo Formation, Ti3 (61.7 - 56.8 Ma)

• "middle Tiffanian" (Fox 1984) or Ti3 (Fox 1988, Scott 2010)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; gray, green siltstone and poorly lithified, black, brown shale

• "lacustrine"

• "The fossiliferous horizons occur in greenish to grayish siltstones and brown to black fissile shales" (Scott et al. 2006)

Size class: mesofossils

Collected by B. Naylor in 1980

• University of Alberta collection

Primary reference: R. C. Fox. 1984. First North American record of the Paleocene primate Saxonella. Journal of Paleontology 58(3):892-894 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 14992: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

• list of Fox 1998 is the same as that of Fox 1990a

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Amphibia
Temnospondyli - Albanerpetontidae	Albanerpeton "sp. nov."³ Albanerpeton "sp. nov."³ Estes and Hoffstetter 1976 tetrapod
Salientia -	Anura indet. Anura indet. frog
Caudata - Urodela	Scapherpeton sp. Scapherpeton sp. Cope 1876 salamander
Proteida - Batrachosauroididae	Opisthotriton sp. Opisthotriton sp. Auffenberg 1961 salamander
Mammalia
Tribosphenida - Peradectidae	Peradectes elegans Peradectes elegans Matthew and Granger 1921 marsupial
Cimolesta - Apatemyidae	? Apatemyidae indet.⁵ ? Apatemyidae indet.⁵ Matthew 1909 eutherian
Cimolesta - Cyriacotheriidae	Presbytherium rhodorugatus n. sp.⁸ Presbytherium rhodorugatus n. sp.⁸ Scott 2010 pantodont C. sp. of Fox 1984
Cimolesta - Pentacodontidae	Bisonalveus sp.⁵ Bisonalveus sp.⁵ Gazin 1956 eutherian said to be new: cf. browni of Fox 1984
Tribosphenida - Horolodectidae	Horolodectes sunae¹², Horolodectes sunae¹² Horolodectes sunae¹² Scott et al. 2006 eutherian two forms, both said to be new: one said to be new by Fox 1984 Horolodectes sunae¹² Scott et al. 2006 eutherian
Leptictida - Leptictidae	? Prodiacodon sp.⁵ ? Prodiacodon sp.⁵ Matthew 1929 eutherian said to be new
Soricomorpha - Nyctitheriidae	Leptacodon packi⁵ Leptacodon packi⁵ Jepsen 1930 placental L. tener of Fox 1984
Tribosphenida - Pantolestoidae	Propalaeosinopa albertensis, Bessoecetor septentrionalis¹¹ Propalaeosinopa albertensis Simpson 1927 placental Bessoecetor septentrionalis¹¹ Russell 1929 placental Pantolestidae indet. of Fox 1984
Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae	Erinaceidae indet.⁵, Litolestes ignotus Erinaceidae indet.⁵ Fischer von Waldheim 1817 hedgehog three forms, all said to be new Litolestes ignotus Jepsen 1930 hedgehog
Ferae -	Melaniella timosa n. sp.⁴ Melaniella timosa n. sp.⁴ Fox 1984 placental not clear why this is omitted by Fox 1988 and 1990; eutherian of possible palaeanodont affinities
Ferae - Viverravidae	Raphictis cf. gausion⁵, Protictis paralus⁵ Raphictis cf. gausion⁵ Gingerich and Winkler 1985 placental Protictis paralus⁵ Holtzman 1978 placental P. tenuis of Fox 1984
Procreodi - Arctocyonidae	Chriacus sp.¹, Colpoclaenus keeferi⁵, Arctocyon cf. ferox¹ Chriacus sp.¹ Cope 1883 condylarth Chriacus cf. pelvidens of Fox 1984 Colpoclaenus keeferi⁵ Patterson and McGrew 1962 condylarth Arctocyon cf. ferox¹ Cope 1883 condylarth
Tribosphenida - Mixodectidae	Eudaemonema webbi⁹ Eudaemonema webbi⁹ Scott 2010 placental said to be new
Primates - Micromomyidae	"Micromomys fremdi n. sp." = Foxomomys fremdi⁵ "Micromomys fremdi n. sp." = Foxomomys fremdi⁵ Fox 1984 primate
Primates - Plesiadapidae	Pronothodectes gaoi n. sp.⁶ Pronothodectes gaoi n. sp.⁶ Fox 1990 primate includes P. sp. of Fox 1984
Primates - Picrodontidae	Picrodus lepidus n. sp.¹⁰, Zanycteris paleocenus⁵ Picrodus lepidus n. sp.¹⁰ Scott and Fox 2005 primate P. silberlingi of Fox 1984 Zanycteris paleocenus⁵ Matthew 1917 primate
Primates - Carpolestidae	Carpodaptes hazelae, Elphidotarsius wightoni n. sp.⁵ Carpodaptes hazelae Simpson 1936 primate Elphidotarsius wightoni n. sp.⁵ Fox 1984 primate E. n. sp. of Fox 1984
Primates - Saxonellidae	Saxonella naylori n. sp.⁷ Saxonella naylori n. sp.⁷ Fox 1991 primate S. sp. of Fox 1984
Primates - Microsyopidae	Microsyopidae indet.⁵ Microsyopidae indet.⁵ Osborn and Wortman 1892 primate two forms
Primates - Paromomyidae	Ignacius frugivorus Ignacius frugivorus Matthew and Granger 1921 primate
Dermoptera -	Elpidophorus elegans Elpidophorus elegans Simpson 1927 colugo
Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae	? Hyopsodontidae indet.⁵ ? Hyopsodontidae indet.⁵ Trouessart 1879 condylarth said to be new
Macroscelidea -	"Diacocherus minutus" = Adunator minutus⁵, "Litolestes notissimus" = Litocherus notissimus "Diacocherus minutus" = Adunator minutus⁵ Jepsen 1930 elephant shrew "Diacodon" minutus of Fox 1984 "Litolestes notissimus" = Litocherus notissimus Simpson 1936 elephant shrew
Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae	Pararyctes sp.⁵ Pararyctes sp.⁵ Van Valen 1966 eutherian two forms, both said to be new: P. pattersoni of Fox 1984
Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae	Ptilodus sp.⁵, Prochetodon sp.⁵ Ptilodus sp.⁵ Cope 1881 multituberculate said to be new: P. montanus of Fox 1984 Prochetodon sp.⁵ Jepsen 1940 multituberculate said to be new
Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae	Neoplagiaulax sp., Neoplagiaulax cf. hazeni, Neoplagiaulax cf. hunteri, Mesodma pygmaea⁵, Ectypodus sp.⁵ Neoplagiaulax sp. Lemoine 1882 multituberculate three forms, all said to be new by Fox 1988 Neoplagiaulax cf. hazeni Jepsen 1940 multituberculate Neoplagiaulax cf. hunteri Simpson 1936 multituberculate Mesodma pygmaea⁵ Sloan 1987 multituberculate Ectypodus sp.⁵ Matthew and Granger 1921 multituberculate two forms, both said to be new: probably Mimetodon silberlingi of Fox 1984
Reptilia
Choristodera -	Champsosaurus sp. Champsosaurus sp. Cope 1876 choristodere
Loricata -	"Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia "Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia Owen 1842 crocodilian
Squamata -	Palaeosaniwa sp. Palaeosaniwa sp. Gilmore 1928 squamates
Squamata - Anguidae	Odaxosaurus sp. Odaxosaurus sp. Gilmore 1928 squamates
Testudinata - Baenidae	Palatobaena sp. Palatobaena sp. Gaffney 1972 turtle "Palaeobaena sp."
Testudines - Trionychidae	Trionychidae indet.² Trionychidae indet.² Gray 1825 softshell turtle

¹Alroy 2002; ²Alroy 2009; ³Cook et al. 2014; ⁴Fox 1984; ⁵Fox 1988; ⁶Fox 1990; ⁷Fox 1991; ⁸Scott 2010; ⁹Scott 2010; ¹⁰Scott and Fox 2005; ¹¹Scott et al. 2002; ¹²Scott et al. 2006