Lac Pelletier Lower Fauna (Eocene of Canada)
Also known as SMNH Locs. 72G13-001, -003, -005, -006, -009, 72J04-001, 004, -006
Where: Saskatchewan, Canada (50.0° N, 107.9° W: paleocoordinates 51.9° N, 97.3° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Cypress Hills Formation, Duchesnean (39.7 - 37.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: J. E. Storer. 1987. Dental evolution and radiation of Eocene and early Oligocene Eomyidae (Mammalia, Rodentia) of North America, with new material from the Duchesnean of Saskatchewan. Dakoterra 3:108-117 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details
PaleoDB collection 16845: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 12.04.1997, edited by Mark Uhen and Patricia Holroyd
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• small mammals other than rodents and lagomorphs described by Storer 1995b
most specimens from 72J04-0006
"Peradectes cf. minutus" is omitted by Storer 1996 and may be included in any of the four marsupials in this fauna
"? Ankylodon sp." is omitted by Storer 1995b, 1996 and may be either Talpavus or Sespedectes
"cf. Campylocynodon sp."; not mentioned by Bryant 1992 or Storer 1996, and a junior synonym of Parictis
"cf. Mustelavus sp." is omitted by Storer 1996
most specimens from 72J04-0006
"Peradectes cf. minutus" is omitted by Storer 1996 and may be included in any of the four marsupials in this fauna
"? Ankylodon sp." is omitted by Storer 1995b, 1996 and may be either Talpavus or Sespedectes
"cf. Campylocynodon sp."; not mentioned by Bryant 1992 or Storer 1996, and a junior synonym of Parictis
"cf. Mustelavus sp." is omitted by Storer 1996
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Ectypodus lovei Sloan 1966 multituberculate from 72J04-0006: Storer 1993; additional ? Neoplagiaulacidae indet. also present at this site
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Peradectes californicus Stock 1936 marsupial | |
Herpetotherium cf. knighti6, Herpetotherium cf. marsupium6, "Copedelphys cf. innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum6
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Talpavus conjunctus n. sp.10
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Oligoryctes sp. Hough 1956 placental | |
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Apternodus sp. Matthew 1903 placental | |
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Centetodon aztecus Lillegraven et al. 1981 placental
Centetodon magnus Clark 1936 placental | |
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Brontotheriidae indet. Marsh 1873 brontothere | |
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Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros | |
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Hyracodon sp. Leidy 1856 odd-toed ungulate | |
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Colodon sp. Marsh 1890 tapir | |
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? Equidae indet. Gray 1821 horse | |
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Heptacodon pellionis Storer 1983 anthracothere from Upper Fauna according to Storer 1993, but it is listed again both in the text and table by Storer 1996, presumably based on new material
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Pseudoprotoceras sp. Cook 1934 protoceratid | |
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Protoreodon sp. Scott and Osborn 1887 agriochoerid | |
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Leptochoeridae indet. Marsh 1894 even-toed ungulate | |
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Miocyon magnus n. sp.2
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Trogolemur leonardi5 primate includes "Phenacolemur leonardi" of Storer 1990 and "P. sp." of Storer 1987 according to Beard et al. 1992, who apparently believe "P. leonardi" is a junior synonym; from 72J04-0006 and 72G13-0006
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Thylacaelurus campester Storer 1984 placental | |
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Eumys sp. Leidy 1856 rodent | |
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Heliscomys sp. Cope 1873 rodent | |
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Protadjidaumo pauli Storer 1987 rodent
Adjidaumo craigi Storer 1987 rodent | |
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Ischyromyidae indet., Microparamys nimius7, "Anonymus baroni" = Churcheria baroni7, Leptotomus sp., Leptotomus cf. guildayi, Ischyromys sp., Pseudotomus timmys7
Leptotomus cf. guildayi Black 1971 rodent | |
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? Sinclairella sp. Jepsen 1934 eutherian
Apatemys hendryi Robinson 1966 eutherian | |
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Palaeictops borealis Russell 1965 eutherian | |