Dairy Creek (Paleocene of the United States)
Where: Sanpete County, Utah (39.1° N, 111.8° W: paleocoordinates 46.6° N, 90.4° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: North Horn Formation, Puercan (66.0 - 63.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: S. F. Robison. 1986. Paleocene (Puercan-Torrejonian) mammalian faunas of the North Horn Formation, central Utah. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 33(1):87-133 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
PaleoDB collection 14692: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• about 180 m below upper contact of Fm.
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| Mammalia | |
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Periptychus coarctatus, Ectoconus ditrigonus, Ectoconus symbolus, Oxyacodon apiculatus, Anisonchus onostus, Anisonchus athelas, Haploconus sp., Haploconus elachistus
Ectoconus ditrigonus Cope 1882 condylarth
Ectoconus symbolus Gazin 1941 condylarth
Oxyacodon apiculatus Osborn and Earle 1895 condylarth
Anisonchus onostus Gazin 1939 condylarth
Anisonchus athelas Van Valen 1978 condylarth
Haploconus sp. Cope 1882 condylarth
Haploconus elachistus Gazin 1941 condylarth | |
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Oxyclaenus pugnax Simpson 1935 condylarth
Loxolophus cf. spiekeri Gazin 1938 condylarth | |
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Ptilodus cf. tsosiensis Sloan 1981 multituberculate | |
| Reptilia | |
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Compsemys victa Leidy 1856 turtle | |
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Hoplochelys sp. Hay 1908 mud turtle | |
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cf. Allognathosuchus sp. Mook 1921 crocodilian | |
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Champsosaurus sp. Cope 1876 choristodere | |
| Actinopteri | |
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cf. Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843 gar | |