Lac Pelletier Upper Fauna (Eocene of Canada)

Also known as DUPLICATE REF 3312 or 3313 or 3314

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: Duchesnean (39.7 - 37.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: J. E. Storer. 1993. Additions to the mammalian paleofauna of Saskatchewan. Modern Geology 18(4):475-487 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 16846: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 07.06.1994

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Taxonomic list

• list of Storer 1996 is based on two localities 15 km apart but apparently at exactly the same stratigraphic level
"Geomyoidea indet." is omitted by Storer 1996
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Reptilia
 Testudines -
Testudines indet.
Testudines indet. Batsch 1788 turtle
 Squamata -
Squamata indet.
Squamata indet. squamates
Mammalia
 Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Ectypodus lovei2
Ectypodus lovei2 Sloan 1966 multituberculate
 Tribosphenida - Herpetotheriidae
Herpetotherium sp.1
Herpetotherium sp.1 Cope 1873 marsupial
 Tribosphenida -
Talpavus sp.2
Talpavus sp.2 Marsh 1872 placental
 Soricomorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Nyctitherium sp.2
Nyctitherium sp.2 Marsh 1872 placental
 Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Soricidae indet.2
Soricidae indet.2 Fischer 1814 shrew
 Soricomorpha - Geolabididae
Centetodon magnus2
Centetodon magnus2 Clark 1936 placental
 Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae
Brontotheriidae indet.2
Brontotheriidae indet.2 Marsh 1873 brontothere
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Colodon sp.
Colodon sp. Marsh 1890 tapir
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equidae indet.
Equidae indet. Gray 1821 horse
"cf. Orohippus (not Haplohippus)" according to Storer 1996, I take this to be a wild guess because there is no mention of Epihippus DUPLICATE REF 3312 or 3313 or 3314
 Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Heptacodon pellionis n. sp.
Heptacodon pellionis n. sp. Storer 1983 anthracothere
described by Storer 1983
 Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae
Leptoreodon sp.
Leptoreodon sp. Wortman 1898 protoceratid
 Artiodactyla - Leptomerycidae
Hendryomeryx sp.
Hendryomeryx sp. Black 1978 ruminant
 Primates - Plesiadapidae
? Trogolemur sp.2
? Trogolemur sp.2 Matthew 1909 primate
 Primates - Omomyidae
Omomys sp.
Omomys sp. Leidy 1869 tarsier
 Primates - Microsyopidae
Uintasorex sp.
Uintasorex sp. Matthew 1909 primate
 Tribosphenida - Plagiomenidae
Thylacaelurus sp.
Thylacaelurus sp. Russell 1954 placental
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
? Paradjidaumo sp., ? Aulolithomys sp., Metanoiamys sp.1, Adjidaumo sp.
? Paradjidaumo sp. Burke 1934 rodent
? Aulolithomys sp. Black 1965 rodent
Metanoiamys sp.1 Chiment and Korth 1996 rodent
Adjidaumo sp. Hay 1899 rodent
 Rodentia - Eutypomyidae
Janimus sp., Eutypomys sp.2
Janimus sp. Dawson 1966 rodent
Eutypomys sp.2 Matthew 1905 rodent
 Rodentia - Aplodontidae
? Prosciurus sp.2
? Prosciurus sp.2 Matthew 1903 mountain beaver
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Ischyromyidae indet.2
Ischyromyidae indet.2 Alston 1876 rodent
 Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae
Pseudocylindrodon sp.2
Pseudocylindrodon sp.2 Burke 1935 rodent
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Tachylagus sp.
Tachylagus sp. Storer 1992 rabbit
 Leptictida - Leptictidae
Leptictidae indet.1, Didelphodus sp.2
Leptictidae indet.1 Gill 1872 eutherian
Didelphodus sp.2 Cope 1882 eutherian
Actinopteri
 Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus sp.
Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843 gar
1Alroy 2002; 2Storer 1996