Meniscotherium Zonule (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as UCMP V-71237

Where: Sweetwater County, Wyoming (41.7° N, 109.0° W: paleocoordinates 46.6° N, 92.6° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Main Body Member (Wasatch Formation), Wasatchian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the UCMP

Primary reference: T. E. Williamson and S. G. Lucas. 1992. Meniscotherium (Mammalia, "Condylarthra) from the Paleocene-Eocene of Western North America). New Mex Museum of Natural History Science Bulletin 1:1-75 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 15673: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.07.1994, edited by Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

• underlies Patrick Draw Zonule "O": see Savage et al. 1972
Actinopteri
 Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
cf. Lepisosteus sp.3 Agassiz 1843 gar
Reptilia
 Squamata -
 Testudines -
"Echmatemys testudinea" = Notomorpha testudinea3
"Echmatemys testudinea" = Notomorpha testudinea3 Cope 1872 turtle
Mammalia
 Allotheria -
Multituberculata indet. Cope 1884 multituberculate
 Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Parectypodus sp.3 Jepsen 1930 multituberculate
Ectypodus sp.3 Matthew and Granger 1921 multituberculate
 Theriamorpha - Peradectidae
 Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Haplomylus speirianus2 Cope 1880 elephant shrew
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Hyopsodus paulus3 Leidy 1870 condylarth
 Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Meniscotherium tapiacitum Cope 1882 condylarth
Ectocion osbornianus3 Cope 1882 condylarth
 Perissodactyla -
Homogalax protapirinus3 Wortman 1896 odd-toed ungulate
Cardiolophus semihians2 Cope 1882 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equidae indet.1 Gray 1821 horse
Arenahippus pernix3 Marsh 1876 horse
 Creodonta -
Limnocyoninae indet.3 Wortman 1902 creodont
 Carnivora - Miacidae
Miacidae indet.3 Cope 1880 carnivoran
 Theriamorpha - Metacheiromyidae
Metacheiromyidae indet.3 Wortman 1903 placental
 Theriamorpha - Apternodontidae
Apternodontidae indet.3 Matthew 1910 placental
 Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Wyonycteris sp.3 Gingerich 1987 placental
Leptacodon sp.3 Matthew and Granger 1921 placental
 Theriamorpha - Pantolestoidae
Palaeosinopa sp.3 Matthew 1901 placental
 Placentalia -
Rodentia indet. Bowdich 1821 rodent
 Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae
Tuscahomys ctenodactylops3 Korth 1984 rodent
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Paramys taurus3 Korth 1984 rodent
Microparamys hunterae3 Ivy 1990 rodent
Lophiparamys murinus3 Matthew 1918 rodent
 Rodentia - Sciuravidae
 Primates - Microsyopidae
cf. Choctawius sp.3 Beard and Dawson 2009 primate
Microsyops indet.3 Leidy 1872 primate
 Primates - Paromomyidae
Phenacolemur sp.3 Matthew 1915 primate
 Primates - Notharctidae
Cantius mckennai3 Gingerich and Simons 1977 primate
 Primates - Omomyidae
Tetonius matthewi2 Bown and Rose 1987 tarsier
Tetonoides pearcei3 Gazin 1962 tarsier
 Insectivora -
"Insectivora" indet. Bowdich 1821 insectivoran
 Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Prodiacodon sp.3 Matthew 1929 eutherian
Palaeictops sp.3 Matthew 1899 eutherian
 Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae
Aceroryctes dulcis n. gen. n. sp.2
Aceroryctes dulcis n. gen. n. sp.2 Rankin and Holroyd 2014 eutherian
 Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae
Coryphodon sp. Owen 1845 pantodont
 Cimolesta - Apatemyidae
Apatemys sp.3 Marsh 1872 eutherian
 Cimolesta - Esthonychidae
Esthonyx sp. Cope 1874 tillodont
 Cimolesta - Pentacodontidae
Amaramnis gregoryi3 Gazin 1962 eutherian