Cedar Mountain (UW V-82004) (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Hot Springs/Washakie County, Wyoming (43.9° N, 108.3° W: paleocoordinates 50.3° N, 86.0° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Fort Union Formation, Torrejonian (63.3 - 61.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Reposited in the UW

Primary reference: J. E. Hartman. 1986. Paleontology and biostratigraphy of lower part of Polecat Bench Formation, southern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 24(1):11-63 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 14898: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Prodiacodon sp. Matthew 1929 eutherian
 Cimolesta - Apatemyidae
Jepsenella cf. praepropera Simpson 1940 eutherian
 Cimolesta - Pantolestidae
Bessoecetor septentrionalis3 Russell 1929 eutherian
 Cimolesta - Pentacodontidae
Aphronorus fraudator Simpson 1935 eutherian
Aphronorus cf. ratatoski Winterfeld 1982 eutherian
Coriphagus montanus Douglass 1908 eutherian
 Cimolesta - Cimolestidae
Acmeodon ? secans Matthew and Granger 1921 eutherian
Gelastops cf. parcus Simpson 1935 eutherian
 Macroscelidea -
Litocherus cf. lacunatus Gazin 1956 elephant shrew
 Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Litomylus dissentaneus Simpson 1935 elephant shrew
Haplaletes disceptatrix Simpson 1935 elephant shrew
 Macroscelidea -
Adunator cf. ladae Simpson 1935 elephant shrew
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Litaletes disjunctus Simpson 1935 condylarth
Promioclaenus acolytus Cope 1882 condylarth
 Condylarthra - Chriacidae
Prothryptacodon cf. hilli Rigby 1980 placental
 Theriamorpha - Periptychidae
Anisonchus sectorius Cope 1881 condylarth
 Theriamorpha - Viverravidae
Protictis sp. Matthew placental
sensu stricto
Bryanictis microlestes1 Simpson 1935 placental
 Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Tetraclaenodon puercensis Cope 1881 condylarth
 Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Thryptacodon orthogonius3, "Mimotricentes subtrigonus" = Tricentes subtrigonus, Chriacus cf. baldwini, "Arctocyon cf. montanensis" = Arctocyon corrugatus1
Thryptacodon orthogonius3 Russell 1929 condylarth
"Mimotricentes subtrigonus" = Tricentes subtrigonus Cope 1881 condylarth
Chriacus cf. baldwini Cope 1882 condylarth
"Arctocyon cf. montanensis" = Arctocyon corrugatus1 Cope 1883 condylarth
 Primates - Palaechthonidae
cf. Palenochtha sp. Simpson 1935 primate
Palenochtha minor Gidley 1923 primate
 Primates - Picrodontidae
Picrodus calgariensis2 Scott and Fox 2005 primate
 Primates - Plesiadapidae
Pronothodectes jepi Gingerich 1975 primate
 Primates - Paromomyidae
Paromomyidae indet.1 Simpson 1940 primate
 Multituberculata - Cimolodontidae
Anconodon cf. cochranensis Russell 1929 multituberculate
 Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Neoplagiaulax ? grangeri Simpson 1935 multituberculate
Parectypodus cf. sylviae1 Rigby 1980 multituberculate
Mimetodon silberlingi Simpson 1935 multituberculate
 Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae
Ptilodus sp. Cope 1881 multituberculate