MP-152 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Park County, Wyoming (44.5° N, 108.7° W: paleocoordinates 49.3° N, 91.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

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

• said to be late Graybullian

• 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: K. D. Rose, K. C. Beard, and P. Houde. 1993. Annals of Carnegie Museum 62(4) [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 15701: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.07.1994, edited by Leah Gannon and Will Clyde

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• zone assignment Wa-580 specimens total
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Allognathosuchus sp.2 Mook 1921 crocodilian
 Squamata -
Mammalia
 Cimolesta - Apatemyidae
Apatemys sp.2 Marsh 1872 eutherian
 Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae
Coryphodon sp.2 Owen 1845 pantodont
 Cimolesta - Esthonychidae
Esthonyx bisulcatus2 Cope 1874 tillodont
 Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Apheliscus insidiosus2 Cope 1874 elephant shrew
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Hyopsodus miticulus2 Cope 1874 condylarth
Hyopsodus simplex2 Loomis 1905 condylarth
 Theriamorpha - Epoicotheriidae
Tubulodon atopum1 Rose et al. 1978 placental
 Creodonta - Oxyaenidae
Oxyaena intermedia2 Denison 1938 creodont
 Theriamorpha -
Vulpavus australis Matthew and Granger 1915 placental
 Theriamorpha - Viverravidae
Viverravus acutus3 Matthew and Granger 1915 placental
Didymictis protenus3 Cope 1874 placental
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Hyracotherium pernix" = Arenahippus pernix2
"Hyracotherium pernix" = Arenahippus pernix2 Marsh 1876 horse
 Perissodactyla -
Homogalax protapirinus2, "Hyracotherium cristatum" = Systemodon tapirinus2
Homogalax protapirinus2 Wortman 1896 odd-toed ungulate
"Hyracotherium cristatum" = Systemodon tapirinus2 Cope 1875 odd-toed ungulate
 Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Copecion brachypternus Cope 1882 condylarth
Phenacodus vortmani2 Cope 1880 condylarth
 Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae
"Diacodexis robustus" = Bunophorus robustus2, Diacodexis metsiacus2
"Diacodexis robustus" = Bunophorus robustus2 Sinclair 1914 even-toed ungulate
Diacodexis metsiacus2 Cope 1882 even-toed ungulate
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Microparamys cheradius2 Ivy 1990 rodent
Paramys taurus2 Korth 1984 rodent
Paramys copei2 Loomis 1907 rodent
Acritoparamys atwateri2 Loomis 1907 rodent
 Primates - Notharctidae
Cantius abditus2 Gingerich and Simons 1977 primate
 Primates - Omomyidae
? Teilhardina sp.2 Simpson 1940 tarsier
Absarokius metoecus Bown and Rose 1987 tarsier
 Primates - Microsyopidae
Microsyops angustidens2 Matthew 1915 primate
 Primates - Paromomyidae
Ignacius graybullianus2 Bown and Rose 1976 primate