PBDB Collection

Kutz Canyon (KUVP loc. 14) (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as NMMNH 624, 625, 627, 628, 1258, 1259, 1260, 1261, 1263, 1397, 2628, 2630, 2716, 2718, 2726; UALP 75139, 78100; KU-14

Where: San Juan County, New Mexico (36.6° N, 108.0° W: paleocoordinates 43.2° N, 88.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Nacimiento Formation, Torrejonian (63.8 - 60.9 Ma)

• near the base of a reversed magnetic polarity zone in the Kutz Canyon section interpreted as C27r based on the position of the K-T boundary in the correlative Barrel Spring Arroyo = De-na-zin Wash section: see Butler et al. 1977, Lucas et al. 1997

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: T. E. Williamson and S. G. Lucas. 1993. Paleocene vertebrate paleontology of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico. New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 2:105-136 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 14865: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994, edited by Matthew Carrano

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Taxonomic list

• "70 feet lower... 1/4 mile southeast of locality 13" according to Wilson and Szalay 1972
identical to list 2 of Williamson 1996; both lists omit multis
includes NMMNH sites

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Amphibia
Caudata - Urodela	Habrosaurus dilatus⁴ Habrosaurus dilatus⁴ Gilmore 1928 siren "KU collection... Kutz Canyon (Torrejonian)"
Reptilia
-	Reptilia indet.² Reptilia indet.² Laurenti 1768 reptile
Squamata - Anguidae	Anguidae indet.⁴, "Proxestops jepseni" = Proxestops silberlingii⁴, Machaerosaurus torrejonensis⁴ Anguidae indet.⁴ Gray 1825 squamates "KU collections of Kutz Canyon (Torrejonian)" "Proxestops jepseni" = Proxestops silberlingii⁴ Gilmore 1938 squamates "KU ... Torrejonian strata of Kutz Canyon": Odaxosaurus cf. piger of Sullivan 1981 Machaerosaurus torrejonensis⁴ Gilmore 1928 squamates "KU collections... Torrejonian strata of Kutz Canyon"
Mammalia
Multituberculata - Taeniolabididae	Catopsalis fissidens³ Catopsalis fissidens³ Cope 1884 multituberculate NMMNH 624, 625, 628 DUPLICATE REF 2294 or 2295 or 2314 or 2319
Theriamorpha - Conoryctidae	Conoryctella pattersoni Conoryctella pattersoni Schoch and Lucas 1981 taeniodont
Theriamorpha - Stylinodontidae	Psittacotherium multifragum Psittacotherium multifragum Cope 1882 taeniodont
Cimolesta - Pantolambdidae	Pantolambda intermedium Pantolambda intermedium Simpson 1935 pantodont
Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae	Mioclaenus turgidus, Protoselene opisthacus, Promioclaenus lemuroides, Promioclaenus acolytus Mioclaenus turgidus Cope 1881 condylarth Protoselene opisthacus Cope 1882 condylarth Promioclaenus lemuroides Matthew 1897 condylarth Promioclaenus acolytus Cope 1882 condylarth
Acreodi - Oxyclaenidae	Coriphagus encinensis, Deltatherium fundaminis Coriphagus encinensis Matthew and Granger 1921 placental Deltatherium fundaminis Cope 1881 placental
Acreodi - Triisodontidae	Goniacodon levisanus, Triisodon quivirensis Goniacodon levisanus Cope 1883 placental Triisodon quivirensis Cope 1881 placental
Theriamorpha - Viverravidae	Viverravidae indet.¹, Protictis haydenianus Viverravidae indet.¹ Wortman and Matthew 1899 placental Protictis haydenianus Cope 1882 placental
Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae	Tetraclaenodon puercensis Tetraclaenodon puercensis Cope 1881 condylarth present at UALP 75139, see Taylor 1981
Procreodi - Arctocyonidae	Arctocyonidae indet., Deuterogonodon noletil, Chriacus pelvidens, "Mimotricentes subtrigonus" = Tricentes subtrigonus, Chriacus baldwini, Microclaenodon assurgens Arctocyonidae indet. Murray 1866 condylarth said to be new and "near Desmatoclaenus" Deuterogonodon noletil Van Valen 1978 condylarth Chriacus pelvidens Cope 1881 condylarth "Mimotricentes subtrigonus" = Tricentes subtrigonus Cope 1881 condylarth Chriacus baldwini Cope 1882 condylarth Microclaenodon assurgens Cope 1884 condylarth
Theriamorpha - Periptychidae	Haploconus angustus, Periptychus carinidens, Anisonchus sectorius Haploconus angustus Cope 1881 condylarth Periptychus carinidens Cope 1881 condylarth Anisonchus sectorius Cope 1881 condylarth
Theriamorpha - Pantolestoidae	Pentacodon inversus Pentacodon inversus Cope 1888 placental
Theriamorpha - Mixodectidae	Mixodectes malaris Mixodectes malaris Cope 1884 placental
Primates -	Palaechthon torrejonius n. sp. Palaechthon torrejonius n. sp. Kay and Cartmill 1977 primate of Kay and Cartmill 1977 "Palaechthon" nacimienti of Wilson and Szalay 1972; see also Van Valen 1994

¹Alroy 2002; ²Kues et al. 1977; ³Lucas et al. 1997; ⁴Sullivan and Lucas 1986