PBDB Collection

No Water (288') (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Washakie County, Wyoming (44.0° N, 108.0° W: paleocoordinates 48.7° N, 90.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Willwood Formation, Wasatchian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: K. D. Rose. 1981. The Clarkforkian Land-Mammal Age and Mammalian Faunal Composition Across the Paleocene-Eocene Boundary. University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology 26:1-197 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/P. Mannion]more details

PaleoDB collection 15504: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

• 88 or 89 m level
Talpavoides dartoni may be present: Bown and Schankler 1982
Sandcouleean

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Mammalia
Theriamorpha - Peradectidae	Peradectes protinnominatus¹ Peradectes protinnominatus¹ McKenna 1960 marsupial
Theriamorpha - Leptictidae	Prodiacodon tauricinerei, Didelphodus absarokae Prodiacodon tauricinerei Jepsen 1930 eutherian Didelphodus absarokae Cope 1881 eutherian
Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae	Coryphodon sp. Coryphodon sp. Owen 1845 pantodont
Cimolesta - Esthonychidae	Esthonyx spatularius Esthonyx spatularius Cope 1880 tillodont
Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae	Hyopsodus sp. Hyopsodus sp. Leidy 1870 condylarth
Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae	Apheliscus chydaeus⁴, Haplomylus speirianus Apheliscus chydaeus⁴ Gingerich 1994 elephant shrew Haplomylus speirianus Cope 1880 elephant shrew
Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae	Ectocion osbornianus, Phenacodus sp.¹ Ectocion osbornianus Cope 1882 condylarth Phenacodus sp.¹ Cope 1873 condylarth
Perissodactyla - Equidae	"Hyracotherium grangeri" = Sifrhippus grangeri³ "Hyracotherium grangeri" = Sifrhippus grangeri³ Gingerich 1989 horse
Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae	Diacodexis sp.¹ Diacodexis sp.¹ Cope 1882 even-toed ungulate
Theriamorpha - Viverravidae	Viverravus acutus, Didymictis sp.¹ Viverravus acutus Matthew and Granger 1915 placental Didymictis sp.¹ Cope 1875 placental
Carnivora - Miacidae	Miacidae indet.¹ Miacidae indet.¹ Cope 1880 carnivoran
Creodonta - Oxyaenidae	Dipsalidictis transiens⁶ Dipsalidictis transiens⁶ Matthew and Granger 1915 creodont
Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae	Prototomus sp., Arfia zele⁵ Prototomus sp. Cope 1874 creodont Arfia zele⁵ Gingerich and Deutsch 1989 creodont
Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae	Plagioctenodon krausae² Plagioctenodon krausae² Bown 1979 placental sensu
Placentalia -	"? Lipotyphla indet." = Eulipotyphla "? Lipotyphla indet." = Eulipotyphla placental
Theriamorpha - Erinaceoidae	cf. Leipsanolestes sp.², Leipsanolestes cf. siegfriedti cf. Leipsanolestes sp.² Simpson 1928 placental Leipsanolestes cf. siegfriedti Simpson 1928 placental
Rodentia - Paramyidae	Paramyidae indet., Paramyidae indet.¹ Paramyidae indet. Miller and Gidley 1918 rodent Paramyidae indet.¹ Miller and Gidley 1918 rodent
Rodentia - Ischyromyidae	Microparamys sp., Paramys excavatus Microparamys sp. Wood 1959 rodent Paramys excavatus Loomis 1907 rodent
Primates - Paromomyidae	Phenacolemurinae indet.¹, Phenacolemur simonsi Phenacolemurinae indet.¹ Simpson 1955 primate Phenacolemur simonsi Bown and Rose 1976 primate
Primates - Omomyidae	Omomyidae indet.¹, Tetonius sp.¹ Omomyidae indet.¹ Gazin 1958 tarsier Tetonius sp.¹ Matthew 1915 tarsier
Primates - Notharctidae	Cantius sp. Cantius sp. Simons 1962 primate "Pelycodus ralstoni/trigonodus"
Primates - Microsyopidae	Niptomomys doreenae, Arctodontomys wilsoni¹ Niptomomys doreenae McKenna 1960 primate Arctodontomys wilsoni¹ Szalay 1969 primate

¹Alroy 2002; ²Bown and Schankler 1982; ³Gingerich 1991; ⁴Gingerich 1994; ⁵Gingerich and Deutsch 1989; ⁶Gunnell and Gingerich 1991