Castle Gardens (Eocene of the United States)
Also known as UCMP V-99019; UCMP V99019; USGS D2018
Where: Washakie County, Wyoming (44.0° N, 107.6° W: paleocoordinates 48.6° N, 90.5° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Wa-0 zone, Willwood Formation, Wasatchian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)
• "ca. 10 meter thick layer"
•said to be a Wa0 fauna and in the general area of the Elk Creek section, but exact level unclear
•said to be "< 30 m" in the southern Bighorn Basin section by Holroyd et al. 2001; 15 m level is arbitrary
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; gray mudstone
• "light gray mudstone with drab orange mottling"
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Reposited in the UCMP
Collection methods: bulk, quarrying, surface (float), sieve
Primary reference: S. G. Strait. 2001. New Wa-0 mammalian fauna from Castle Gardens in the southeastern Bighorn Basin. University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology 33:127-143 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 15458: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 13.10.1999, edited by Jason Head, Jonathan Marcot and Terri Cleary
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• Hyopsodus loomisi, Diacodexis sp, Palaeanodon sp. are listed by Strait 1999 but omitted by Strait 2001
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Celtis phenacodorum hackberry | |
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Ectoganus sp. Cope 1874 taeniodont | |
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Coryphodon sp. Owen 1845 pantodont | |
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Apatemys sp. Marsh 1872 eutherian | |
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Plagioctenodon savagei Bown and Schankler 1982 placental | |
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cf. Viverravus politus Matthew and Granger 1915 placental
Didymictis sp. Cope 1875 placental | |
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Miacis deutschi Gingerich 1983 placental | |
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cf. Arfia junnei Gingerich 1989 creodont
Acarictis ryani Gingerich and Deutsch 1989 creodont | |
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Dissacus praenuntius Matthew and Granger 1915 condylarth | |
"Hyracotherium grangeri" = Sifrhippus grangeri
"Hyracotherium grangeri" = Sifrhippus grangeri Gingerich 1989 horse | |
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Copecion davisi Gingerich 1989 condylarth
Ectocion parvus Granger 1915 condylarth
Phenacodus cf. vortmani Cope 1880 condylarth | |
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Thryptacodon barae Gingerich 1989 condylarth
Princetonia yalensis Gingerich 1989 condylarth
Chriacus sp. Cope 1883 condylarth
Chriacus badgleyi Gingerich 1989 condylarth | |
Niptomomys favorum n. sp.
Niptomomys favorum n. sp. Strait 2001 primate | |
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cf. Tinimomys graybulliensis Szalay 1974 primate | |
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cf. Paramys copei Loomis 1907 rodent
Paramys taurus Korth 1984 rodent
Acritoparamys atwateri Loomis 1907 rodent | |
"Reithroparamys ctenodactylops" = Tuscahomys ctenodactylops5
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"Peratherium innominatum" = Herpetotherium innominatum
"Peratherium innominatum" = Herpetotherium innominatum Simpson 1928 marsupial | |
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Mimoperadectes labrus Bown and Rose 1979 marsupial
Peradectes protinnominatus McKenna 1960 marsupial | |
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cf. Parectypodus lunatus Krause 1982 multituberculate
Ectypodus tardus Jepsen 1940 multituberculate | |
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Xantusiidae "CG"2 Baird 1858 night lizard UCMP 150827 (right maxilla fragment), 150965 (maxilla fragment; Fig. 8A, B), 150970 (right maxilla fragment), 167413 (left frontal fragment), 167495 (right maxilla fragment), 167575 (premaxilla), 167599 (right maxilla fragment), 167600 (left maxilla fragment).
Palepidophyma paradisa n. gen. n. sp.4 Smith and Gauthier 2013 night lizard UCMP 150827 (holotype), partial left maxilla; Paratypes: UCMP 150965, 150970 (right maxilla fragments), 167413 (left frontal fragment; Figure 11I, J), 167495 (right maxilla fragment), 167575 (premaxilla; Figure 11A, B), 167599 (right maxilla fragment), 167600 (left maxilla fragment).
Palaeoxantusia "sp. CG"2 Hecht 1956 night lizard UCMP 150829 (right dentary fragment), 150830 (left dentary fragment), 150848 (premaxilla; Fig. 9A, B), 150876 (partial right pterygoid; Fig. 9E), 150972, 150973 (right maxilla fragments), 150974 (partial left maxilla; Fig. 9C), 150975 (left maxilla fragment), 150986, 151029, 151069 (right dentary fragments), 151077 (left dentary fragment), 151080 (right dentary fragment), 167257 (dentary fragment), 167271 (right dentary fragment), 167289 (left pterygoid fragment; Fig. 9D), 167302 (right dentary fragment), 167334 (left maxilla fragment), 167390 (partial right quadrate; Fig. 9F-I), 167412 (left frontal fragment), 167460 (right spleniodentary fragment; Fig. 9J), 167533 (left dentary), 167550 (premaxilla).
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Anniealexandria gansi n. gen. n. sp.2
Anniealexandria gansi n. gen. n. sp.2 Smith 2009 worm lizard UCMP 167594 (holotype) partial left dentary. Paratypes: UCMP 150852-150854 (dentary fragments), 150855 (anterior half of right maxilla; Fig. 10C, D), 150886- 150888 (vertebra fragments), 150903-150906 (dentary fragments), 150912 (vertebra; Fig. 10H), 150941 (vertebra), 150949, 150976-150980, 150982 (dentary fragments), 151008 (left maxilla fragment), 151072 (dentary fragment), 151073 (right maxilla), 151074-151076 (dentary fragments), 151081 (right maxilla fragment), 151940 (right dentary fragment), 167258, 167259 (dentary fragments), 167262 (premaxilla; Fig. 10A, B), 167263 (right maxilla), 167301,167303,167304,167435-167439 (dentary fragments), 167440 (left maxilla), 167534, 167536-167538 (dentary fragments), 167570 (premaxilla), 167592, 167593 (dentary fragments), 167595 (partial right dentary; Fig. 10E), 167596, 167597 (dentary fragments).
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cf. Saniwa "sp. CG-1"2 Leidy 1870 squamates UCMP 150921 (jaw fragment with partial tooth), 151099 (premaxilla), 167572 (jaw fragment with tooth).
Saniwa "sp. CG-2"2 Leidy 1870 squamates UCMP 150873 (right dentary fragment with tooth), 150971 (tooth), 167324 (distal right humerus), 167336 (edentulous left dentary fragment), 167355 (parietal fragment).
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Apodosauriscus thermophilus n. sp.2, Gerrhonotinae "CG"2, Glyptosaurinae "CG"2, Gaultia silvaticus n. gen. n. sp.2, Proxestops "sp. CG"2, cf. Eodiploglossus "sp. CG"2
Apodosauriscus thermophilus n. sp.2 Smith 2009 squamates UCMP 167422 (holotype), left frontal fragment; Paratypes: UCMP 167266 (right maxilla fragment), 167411 (parietal fragment; Fig. 1 1B, C), 167412 (left frontal fragment), 167421 (skull fragment), 167515 (left frontal fragment), 167603 (left dentary fragment; Fig. 1 1E), 400178 (left dentary fragment; Fig. 1 1D), 400179 (left dentary fragment). Referred: UCMP 167408 (left frontal fragment).
Gerrhonotinae "CG"2 Cope 1864 squamates UCMP 150867 (left dentary fragment), 151094 (jaw fragment), 167255 (left maxilla fragment; Fig. 14A), 167268 (partial frontal; Fig. 14E), 167401 (left pterygoid fragment; Fig. 14C), ?167407 (frontal fragment), 167444 (left dentary fragment), 167500 (left jugal; Fig. 14D), 167511 (parietal fragment), 400181 (jaw fragment; Fig. 14B)
Glyptosaurinae "CG"2 Marsh 1872 squamates UCMP 151033 (right maxilla fragment; Fig. 16B), ?151068 (left pterygoid fragment), 151935 (parietal fragment; Fig. 17), 167269 (parietal fragment), ?167613 (right palatine fragment).
Gaultia silvaticus n. gen. n. sp.2 Smith 2009 squamates UCMP 216000 (holotype), partial frontal; Paratypes: UCMP 150857 (partial parietal), 150928 (parietal fragment), 150966 (partial left frontal; Fig. 18E, F), 150967 (partial right dentary; Fig. 18K), 150968 (parietal fragment), 151030 (left and right dentary fragments; left one: Fig. 18J), 151034-151037 (jaw fragments), 151040 (parietal fragment), 151058 (dentary fragment), 151063, 151064 (jaw fragments), 151065 (right maxilla fragment; Figs 16C, 18B), 167245 (partial parietal; Fig. 18G, H), 167285 (left frontal fragment), 167296 (osteoderm), 167418 (skull fragment), 167523 (partial right palatine; Fig. 18C). Referred: UCMP 151044 (premaxilla; Fig. 18A), 167654 (right quadrate fragment; Fig. 18I).
Proxestops "sp. CG"2 Gauthier 1982 squamates UCMP 150828 (left maxilla fragment), 150856 (jaw fragment), 150861, 150862 (left maxilla fragments), 150863 (right maxilla fragment; Fig. 16A), 150865 (partial left dentary), 150866, 150868, 150869 (jaw fragments), 150961 (partial parietal; Fig. 15C, D), 150983, 150984 (right maxilla fragments), 151038 (left frontal), 151061 (dentary fragment), ?151099 (premaxilla fragment), 151930 (dentary fragment), 167253 (left dentary fragment; Fig. 15E), ?167254 (left maxilla fragment), 167267 (right frontal fragment), 167337 (left pterygoid fragment; Fig. 15A), 167400 (palatine), 167510 (small partial right frontal), 167511 (partial parietal), 167513 (parietal fragment), 167610 (left dentary fragment), 167614 (left frontal fragment), 167629 (jaw fragment), ?167673 (right jugal fragment; Fig. 15B)
cf. Eodiploglossus "sp. CG"2 Gauthier 1982 squamates UCMP 150916 (right maxilla fragment), 150919 (right frontal), 150962 (partial left frontal; Fig. 12D), 151070,151071 (skull fragments), 167338 (partial right frontal), 167426 (left maxilla fragment; Fig. 12A), 167447 (left maxilla fragment), 167456 (jaw fragment), ?167527 (right pterygoid fragment; Fig. 12C), 167602 (right dentary fragment), 400180 (right maxilla fragment; Fig. 12B).
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Entomophontes incrustatus4 Smith and Gauthier 2013 squamates UCMP 150871, 150872 (jaw fragments), 150920 (jaw fragment), 150969 (parietal fragment), 151038 (left frontal; Fig. 19B), 151067 (right maxilla fragment), 151095 (right maxilla fragment; Fig. 19A), 167499 (right maxilla fragment), 167553 (left maxilla fragment).
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Iguanidae "CG"2 Oppel 1811 squamates UCMP 151078, right dentary fragment; 400156, partial right postorbital; 400169, partial right squamosal
Suzanniwana patriciana n. gen. n. sp.2 Smith 2009 squamates UCMP 167664 (holotype), right postorbital; Paratypes: UCMP 150831 (right dentary fragment), 150833, 150834, 150836 (left dentary fragments), 150837 (right dentary fragment; Fig. 3P), 150838, 150839 (right dentary fragments), 150840, 150843, 150845 (dentary fragments), 150851, 150882 (jaw fragments), 150889 (premaxilla fragment), 150907, 150910, 150929 (jaw fragments), 150991, 150995 (jaw fragments), 151000 (frontal; Fig. 2P), 151006,151009 (jaw fragments), 151010 (right maxilla fragment; Fig. 2F), 151082 (left dentary fragment), 151083, 151084 (jaw fragments), 151089 (dentary fragment), 151939 (right maxilla fragment), 167244 (frontal), 167252 (dentary fragment), 167291 (prefrontal fragment), 167305 (left dentary fragment), 167353 (frontal fragment), 167376, 167378 (jugal fragments), 167380 (partial right jugal; Fig. 3A), 167402 (ectopterygoid fragment), 167403 (partial right ectopterygoid; Fig. 2H), 167406 (ectopterygoid), 167420 (partial right prefrontal; Fig. 2N, O), 167425 (right maxilla fragment; Fig. 2E), 167497 (jugal fragment), 167502,167506, 167508 (frontal fragments), 167524 (jugal fragment), 167531 (partial ectopterygoid), 167588 (partial articulated dentary and splenial; Fig. 3N, O), 167590 (right dentary fragment), 167653 (partial frontal), 167660 (right prefrontal; Fig. 2M), 167666 (premaxilla; Fig. 2A), 400154 (partial right postorbital; Fig. 3E-G), 400155 (partial right postorbital), 400161 (partial right ectopterygoid; Fig. 2I-L), 400162-400164 (partial right ectopterygoids), 400165 (left ectopterygoid fragment), 400170 (right jugal fragment; Fig. 3B), 400171 (left jugal fragment; Fig. 3C), 400172 (frontal fragment; Fig. 2Q), 400173 (frontal fragment; Fig. 2R), 400176 (partial parietal; Fig. 3H-K), 400177 (partial premaxilla; Fig. 2B, C, D). Referred specimens: UCMP 167399 (right pterygoid fragment; Fig. 2G), 400168 (partial left squamosal; Fig. 3L, M).
Anolbanolis banalis n. gen. n. sp.2 Smith 2009 squamates UCMP 400150 (holotype), partial right postorbital; Paratypes: UCMP 150882 (left squamosal fragment), 150883 (partial right postorbital), 150892 (partial left postorbital; Fig. 5R), 150929 (left squamosal fragment), 150998, 151002 (jaw fragments), 151086 (left dentary fragment; Fig. 6G), 151087, 151090 (left dentary fragments), 167241 (partial parietal; Fig. 6D), 167242 (partial parietal; Fig. 6AC), 167290 (jugal fragment), 167292 (frontal fragment; Fig. 5J), 167293 (posterior fragment of frontal), 167305 (left dentary fragment), 167381 (right jugal fragment, Fig. 5N), 167384 (left jugal fragment, Fig. 5M), 167409, 167410 (frontal fragments), 167415 (partial parietal), 167424 (right maxilla fragment; Fig. 5A), 167453, 167454 (dentary fragments), 167498 (parietal fragment), 167501,167505 (frontal fragments), 167539, 167540, 167542, 167578, 167583 (jaw fragments), 167585 (right maxilla fragment), 167586 (left maxilla fragment), 167587 (left maxilla fragment; Fig. 5B), 167662 (left prefrontal; Fig. 5H, I), 400151 (right postorbital fragment; Fig. 5S, T), 400152 (partial left postorbital; Fig. 5U, V), 400153 (partial left postorbital; Fig. 5W, X), 400158 (partial left ectopterygoid; Fig. 5D-G), 400159 (partial left ectopterygoid), 400160 (partial right ectopterygoid), 400166 (partial left squamosal; Fig. 6E, F), 400167 (right squamosal fragment), 400174 (partial frontal; Fig. 5K), 400175 (frontal fragment; Fig. 5L). Referred specimen: UCMP 167398 (right pterygoid fragment; Fig. 5C)
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Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843 gar | |
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Amia sp. Linnaeus 1766 bowfin | |