PBDB Collection

Red Creek (Paleogene of the United States)

Where: Teton County, Wyoming (43.9° N, 110.8° W: paleocoordinates 49.5° N, 92.4° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Lower Variegated Sequence Formation, Clarkforkian (56.2 - 54.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: M. C. McKenna. 1980. Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary vertebrate paleontological reconnaissance, Togwotee Pass area, northwestern Wyoming. Aspects of Vertebrate History: Essays in Honor of Edwin Harris Colbert, L. L. Jacobs (ed.), Museum of Northern Arizona Press 323-343 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano]more details

PaleoDB collection 15092: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994

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Taxonomic list

• apparently in the Purdy Basin
"Paramys cf. atavus": not discussed by Dawson and Beard 1996

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Mammalia
Taeniodonta - Stylinodontidae	Ectoganus copei³, Ectoganus gliriformis³ Ectoganus copei³ Schoch 1981 taeniodont Ectoganus gliriformis³ Cope 1874 taeniodont
Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae	Apheliscus sp.¹, Aletodon gunnelli, Haplomylus sp. Apheliscus sp.¹ Cope 1875 elephant shrew Aletodon gunnelli Gingerich 1977 elephant shrew Haplomylus sp. Matthew 1915 elephant shrew said to be new; "K. D. Rose, in press"
Dermoptera -	cf. Planetetherium mirabile cf. Planetetherium mirabile Simpson 1928 colugo
Primates - Paromomyidae	Dillerlemur pagei¹ Dillerlemur pagei¹ Jepsen 1930 primate
Primates - Carpolestidae	Carpolestes cf. nigridens Carpolestes cf. nigridens Simpson 1928 primate
Primates - Plesiadapidae	Plesiadapis dubius, Plesiadapis cookei Plesiadapis dubius Matthew 1915 primate Plesiadapis cookei Jepsen 1930 primate
Tribosphenida - Arctostylopidae	Arctostylops steini Arctostylops steini Matthew 1915 placental
Rodentia - Ischyromyidae	Ischyromyidae indet., Paramys cf. excavatus Ischyromyidae indet. Alston 1876 rodent Paramys cf. excavatus Loomis 1907 rodent said to be Wasatchian "elsewhere"
Acreodi - Mesonychidae	Dissacus praenuntius Dissacus praenuntius Matthew and Granger 1915 condylarth
Ferae - Viverravidae	Didymictis protenus, Viverravus politus, Viverravus cf. acutus Didymictis protenus Cope 1874 placental "Didymictis protenus protenus": Viverravus politus Matthew and Granger 1915 placental Viverravus cf. acutus Matthew and Granger 1915 placental
Creodonta -	cf. Prolimnocyon atavus cf. Prolimnocyon atavus Matthew and Granger 1915 creodont
Creodonta - Oxyaenidae	Dipsalodon churchillorum², ? Dipsalodon matthewi, Dipsalidictis platypus¹, Dipsalidictis transiens¹ Dipsalodon churchillorum² Rose 1981 creodont ? Dipsalodon matthewi Jepsen 1930 creodont Dipsalidictis platypus¹ Matthew and Granger 1915 creodont Dipsalidictis transiens¹ Matthew and Granger 1915 creodont
Tribosphenida - Phenacodontidae	Ectocion osbornianus, Ectocion parvus, Phenacodus sp.¹, Phenacodus vortmani Ectocion osbornianus Cope 1882 condylarth Ectocion parvus Granger 1915 condylarth Phenacodus sp.¹ Cope 1873 condylarth Phenacodus vortmani Cope 1880 condylarth
Procreodi - Arctocyonidae	"? Anacodon nexus" = Arctocyon nexus, ? Chriacus sp. "? Anacodon nexus" = Arctocyon nexus Gazin 1956 condylarth ? Chriacus sp. Cope 1883 condylarth
Tribosphenida - Pantolestoidae	Palaeosinopa didelphoides, Palaeosinopa cf. didelphoides Palaeosinopa didelphoides Cope 1881 placental Palaeosinopa cf. didelphoides Cope 1881 placental
Tribosphenida - Erinaceoidae	Leipsanolestes siegfriedti Leipsanolestes siegfriedti Simpson 1928 placental
Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae	Coryphodon sp. Coryphodon sp. Owen 1845 pantodont
Cimolesta -	"Esthonyx ancylion" = Azygonyx ancylion "Esthonyx ancylion" = Azygonyx ancylion Gingerich and Gunnell 1979 tillodont

¹Alroy 2002; ²Rose 1981; ³Schoch 1986