No Water (110') (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as UW V-73033, 73034 (Two Head Hill Quarry), 73037 (Supersite Quarry; USGS D-3711), 73077
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Where: Washakie County, Wyoming (44.0° N, 108.0° W: paleocoordinates 48.7° N, 90.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Sand Creek Facies Member (Willwood Formation), Wasatchian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the USGS

Primary reference: T. M. Bown. 1979. New Omomyid Primates (Haplorhini, Tarsiiformes) from Middle Eocene Rocks of West-Central Hot Springs County, Wyoming. Folia Primatologica 31 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details

PaleoDB collection 15491: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• includes almost all of the taxa described by Bown
33.5 or 34 m level
Talpavoides dartoni may be present: Bown and Schankler 1982
Sandcouleean
Mammalia
 Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Parectypodus lunatus4 Krause 1982 multituberculate
"P. sp. A" of Van Valen & Sloan 1966; "P. childei" of Sloan 1981
Ectypodus tardus4 Jepsen 1940 multituberculate
UW V-73037
 Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Prodiacodon tauricinerei Jepsen 1930 eutherian
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Didelphodus absarokae Cope 1881 eutherian
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 Cimolesta - Apatemyidae
Apatemyidae indet.1 Matthew 1909 eutherian
 Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae
Coryphodon sp. Owen 1845 pantodont
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 Cimolesta -
"Esthonyx grangeri" = Azygonyx grangeri
"Esthonyx grangeri" = Azygonyx grangeri Simpson 1937 tillodont
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 Cimolesta - Esthonychidae
Esthonyx spatularius1 Cope 1880 tillodont
 Macroscelidea - Adapisoricidae
Adapisoricidae indet. Schlosser 1887 elephant shrew
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 Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae
Macrocranion nitens Matthew 1918 elephant shrew
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 Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Apheliscus chydaeus1 Gingerich 1994 elephant shrew
Haplomylus speirianus Cope 1880 elephant shrew
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 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Hyopsodus sp. Leidy 1870 condylarth
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 Acreodi - Mesonychidae
Pachyaena cf. gracilis Matthew and Granger 1915 condylarth
mentioned as "Pachyaena" by O'Leary and Rose 1995b DUPLICATE REF 1112 or 1113
 Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Arfia zele1 Gingerich and Deutsch 1989 creodont
Prototomus sp.3 Cope 1874 creodont
includes "Tritemnodon sp." and probably represents P. phobos
Prototomus sp.1 Cope 1874 creodont
 Creodonta - Oxyaenidae
Dipsalidictis transiens1 Matthew and Granger 1915 creodont
Palaeonictis occidentalis1 Osborn 1892 creodont
 Theriamorpha -
Miacis sp.1 Cope 1872 placental
Uintacyon rudis1 Rose 1981 placental
 Theriamorpha - Viverravidae
Viverravus politus Matthew and Granger 1915 placental
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Viverravus cf. acutus Matthew and Granger 1915 placental
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Didymictis sp.1 Cope 1875 placental
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Hyracotherium grangeri" = Sifrhippus grangeri1
"Hyracotherium grangeri" = Sifrhippus grangeri1 Gingerich 1989 horse
 Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Ectocion cf. osbornianus Cope 1882 condylarth
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Copecion brachypternus1 Cope 1882 condylarth
Phenacodus sp.1 Cope 1873 condylarth
Phenacodus vortmani Cope 1880 condylarth
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 Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae
Diacodexis primus1 Krishtalka and Stucky 1985 even-toed ungulate
 Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Thryptacodon cf. antiquus Matthew and Granger 1915 condylarth
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 Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Plagioctenoides microlestes Bown 1979 placental
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Plagioctenodon krausae2 Bown 1979 placental
sensu stricto
 Theriamorpha - Pantolestoidae
Palaeosinopa cf. lutreola Matthew 1918 placental
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 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Paramys excavatus Loomis 1907 rodent
not absolutely certain this is at the 34 m level, but it is found above and below and is the dominant rodent in the assemblage, and only two of the numerous rodent specimens at this level are "Reithroparamys" nr. atwateri DUPLICATE REF 1112 or 1113
Acritoparamys atwateri1 Loomis 1907 rodent
 Primates - Notharctidae
Cantius ralstoni1 Matthew 1915 primate
 Primates - Micromomyidae
Tinimomys graybulliensis Szalay 1974 primate
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"Micromomys antelucanus" = Chalicomomys antelucanus1 Beard and Houde 1989 primate
 Primates - Omomyidae
Teilhardina sp.1 Simpson 1940 tarsier
Teilhardina americana Bown 1976 tarsier
see Bown and Rose 1987: UW V-73034, 73037 DUPLICATE REF 1112 or 1113
Tetonius sp.1 Matthew 1915 tarsier
 Primates - Microsyopidae
Arctodontomys wilsoni1 Szalay 1969 primate
Niptomomys doreenae McKenna 1960 primate
at UW V-73037: Rose et al. 1993 DUPLICATE REF 1112 or 1113
 Primates - Paromomyidae
Ignacius graybullianus Bown and Rose 1976 primate
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Phenacolemurinae indet.1 Simpson 1955 primate
Phenacolemur simonsi Bown and Rose 1976 primate
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 Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae
Palaeoryctes sp.2 Matthew 1913 eutherian
Supersite Quarry
 Theriamorpha - Peradectidae
Peradectes protinnominatus1 McKenna 1960 marsupial
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
"Copedelphys innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum1
"Copedelphys innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum1 Simpson 1928 marsupial
Scenopagus
  -
cf. Scenopagus sp. McKenna and Simpson 1959
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