MP-3 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Park County, Wyoming (44.6° N, 109.9° W: paleocoordinates 49.4° N, 93.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Willwood Formation, Early/Lower Eocene (55.8 - 48.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; lithified siliciclastic sediments

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Reposited in the UMMP

Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),

Primary reference: X. Zhou and P. D. Gingerich. 1991. New Species of Hapalodectes (Mammalia, Mesonychia) from the Early Wasatchian, Early Eocene of Northwestern Wyoming. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 28(9):215-220 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/P. Mannion]more details

PaleoDB collection 15679: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Will Clyde

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Wa-2
Reptilia
 Squamata -
Mammalia
 Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae
Palaeoryctes sp. Matthew 1913 eutherian
 Acreodi - Hapalodectidae
Hapalodectes anthracinus Zhou and Gingerich 1991 condylarth
 Ferae -
"Miacis winkleri" = Gracilocyon winkleri
"Miacis winkleri" = Gracilocyon winkleri Gingerich 1983 placental
 Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae
Diacodexis metsiacus Cope 1882 even-toed ungulate
 Tribosphenida - Phenacodontidae
Ectocion osbornianus Cope 1882 condylarth
Ectocion osbornianus Cope 1882 condylarth
Phenacodus vortmani Cope 1880 condylarth
Phenacodus intermedius Granger 1915 condylarth
OK since this list post-dates Gingerich 1989
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Hyracotherium grangeri" = Sifrhippus grangeri
"Hyracotherium grangeri" = Sifrhippus grangeri Gingerich 1989 horse
 Perissodactyla -
Cardiolophus radinskyi Gingerich 1991 odd-toed ungulate
 Primates - Paromomyidae
Ignacius graybullianus Bown and Rose 1976 primate
 Primates - Notharctidae
Cantius mckennai Gingerich and Simons 1977 primate
ralstoni or mckennai
 Placentalia -
Rodentia indet. Bowdich 1821 rodent
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Paramys taurus Korth 1984 rodent
 Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Haplomylus speirianus Cope 1880 elephant shrew
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Hyopsodus loomisi McKenna 1960 condylarth
 Cimolesta - Esthonychidae
Esthonyx spatularius Cope 1880 tillodont
 Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae
Coryphodon eocaenus Owen 1846 pantodont