PBDB Collection

Malcolm's Locality (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as Badwater Creek

Where: Natrona County, Wyoming (43.2° N, 107.1° W: paleocoordinates 48.8° N, 87.0° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Shotgun Member (Fort Union Formation), Tiffanian (61.7 - 56.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: L. Krishtalka, C. C. Black, and D. W. Riedel. 1975. Paleontology and geology of the Badwater Creek area, central Wyoming. Pt. 10. A late Paleocene mammal fauna from the Shotgun Member of the Fort Union Formation. Annals of Carnegie Museum 45(9):179-212 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 15036: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

• not to be confused with Eocene Badwater localities or with Shotgun

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Mammalia
Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae	Prochetodon foxi⁵, Ptilodus kummae⁴ Prochetodon foxi⁵ Krause 1987 multituberculate Ptilodus kummae⁴ Krause 1977 multituberculate
Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae	Mesodma sp., cf. Mesodma sp., Ectypodus tardus Mesodma sp. Jepsen 1940 multituberculate cf. Mesodma sp. Jepsen 1940 multituberculate Ectypodus tardus Jepsen 1940 multituberculate
Multituberculata - Microcosmodontidae	Microcosmodon conus Microcosmodon conus Jepsen 1930 multituberculate
Theriamorpha - Leptictidae	Leptictidae indet. Leptictidae indet. Gill 1872 eutherian
Cimolesta - Apatemyidae	Labidolemur kayi¹ Labidolemur kayi¹ Simpson 1929 eutherian
Cimolesta - Pentacodontidae	Aphronorus fraudator Aphronorus fraudator Simpson 1935 eutherian
Macroscelidea -	"Diacocherus minutus" = Adunator minutus¹ "Diacocherus minutus" = Adunator minutus¹ Jepsen 1930 elephant shrew
Macroscelidea - Adapisoricidae	Adapisoricidae indet.¹ Adapisoricidae indet.¹ Schlosser 1887 elephant shrew
Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae	cf. Litomylus sp., Phenacodaptes sabulosus cf. Litomylus sp. Simpson 1935 elephant shrew Phenacodaptes sabulosus Jepsen 1930 elephant shrew
Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae	Ectocion cf. mediotuber⁷, Phenacodus grangeri⁷, Phenacodus magnus⁷ Ectocion cf. mediotuber⁷ Thewissen 1990 condylarth Phenacodus grangeri⁷ Simpson 1935 condylarth Phenacodus magnus⁷ Thewissen 1990 condylarth
Procreodi - Arctocyonidae	? Arctocyonidae indet.⁷, Chriacus pelvidens, Lambertocyon eximius³ ? Arctocyonidae indet.⁷ Murray 1866 condylarth Chriacus pelvidens Cope 1881 condylarth Lambertocyon eximius³ Gingerich 1979 condylarth
Primates - Carpolestidae	Carpolestinae indet.⁶ Carpolestinae indet.⁶ Russell 1964 primate
Primates - Plesiadapidae	Plesiadapis churchilli² Plesiadapis churchilli² Gingerich 1975 primate
Primates - Paromomyidae	Ignacius frugivorus¹ Ignacius frugivorus¹ Matthew and Granger 1921 primate
Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae	Palaeoryctidae indet. Palaeoryctidae indet. Winge 1917 eutherian
Theriamorpha - Peradectidae	Peradectes protinnominatus Peradectes protinnominatus McKenna 1960 marsupial

¹Alroy 2002; ²Gingerich 1976; ³Gingerich 1979; ⁴Krause 1977; ⁵Krause 1987; ⁶Rose 1975; ⁷Thewissen 1990