PBDB

Deadman Butte (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as CM 1551; UCM 80062

Where: Natrona County, Wyoming (43.2° N, 107.1° W: paleocoordinates 47.8° N, 90.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Red Creek Facies Member (Wind River Formation), Lostcabinian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)

• said to be Lostcabinian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: R. K. Stucky. 1984. Revision of the Wind River faunas, early Eocene of central Wyoming. Part 5. Geology and biostratigraphy of the upper part of the Wind River Formation, northeastern Wind River Basin. Annals of Carnegie Museum 53(9):231-294 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 15930: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

• NISP 253, excluding generically indeterminate records

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Mammalia
Primates - Microsyopidae	Uintasorex cf. parvulus, Microsyops cf. scottianus Uintasorex cf. parvulus Matthew 1909 primate Microsyops cf. scottianus Cope 1881 primate
Primates - Omomyidae	cf. Anemorhysis sp., Absarokius cf. abbotti¹, Trogolemur amplior¹, Shoshonius cooperi cf. Anemorhysis sp. Gazin 1958 tarsier Absarokius cf. abbotti¹ Loomis 1906 tarsier Trogolemur amplior¹ Beard et al. 1992 tarsier Shoshonius cooperi Granger 1910 tarsier
Primates - Paromomyidae	Phenacolemurinae indet.¹ Phenacolemurinae indet.¹ Simpson 1955 primate
Primates - Notharctidae	Cantius nunienus¹ Cantius nunienus¹ Cope 1881 primate
Primates - Picromomyidae	Alveojunctus sp. Alveojunctus sp. Bown 1982 primate
Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae	Coryphodon sp. Coryphodon sp. Owen 1845 pantodont
Cimolesta - Pantolestidae	Palaeosinopa didelphoides Palaeosinopa didelphoides Cope 1881 eutherian
Leptictida - Leptictidae	Leptictidae indet., Palaeictops multicuspis Leptictidae indet. Gill 1872 eutherian Palaeictops multicuspis Granger 1910 eutherian
Rodentia - Sciuravidae	Pauromys sp., Knightomys depressus, Knightomys huerfanensis Pauromys sp. Troxell 1923 rodent Knightomys depressus Loomis 1907 rodent Knightomys huerfanensis Wood 1962 rodent
Rodentia - Ischyromyidae	Ischyromyidae indet., Mattimys kalicola, Microparamys sp., Paramys excavatus, Paramys copei, Acritoparamys francesi Ischyromyidae indet. Alston 1876 rodent Mattimys kalicola Matthew 1918 rodent Microparamys sp. Wood 1959 rodent Paramys excavatus Loomis 1907 rodent Paramys copei Loomis 1907 rodent Acritoparamys francesi Wood 1962 rodent
Lipotyphla - Geolabididae	Centetodon sp., Centetodon bembicophagus Centetodon sp. Marsh 1872 placental Centetodon bembicophagus Lillegraven et al. 1981 placental
Placentalia -	Perissodactyla indet.¹ Perissodactyla indet.¹ Owen 1848 odd-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae	Lambdotherium popoagicum Lambdotherium popoagicum Cope 1880 brontothere
Perissodactyla -	? Heptodon posticus, Heptodon calciculus¹ ? Heptodon posticus Cope 1882 odd-toed ungulate Heptodon calciculus¹ Cope 1880 odd-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae	Hyracotherium vasacciense Hyracotherium vasacciense Cope 1872 odd-toed ungulate
Tribosphenida - Nyctitheriidae	Nyctitherium cf. serotinum Nyctitherium cf. serotinum Marsh 1872 placental
Ferae - Viverravidae	Viverravus cf. gracilis Viverravus cf. gracilis Marsh 1872 placental
Carnivora - Miacidae	Miacidae indet.¹, Miacis cf. latidens Miacidae indet.¹ Cope 1880 carnivoran Miacis cf. latidens Matthew and Granger 1915 carnivoran
Carnivora -	Vulpavus canavus Vulpavus canavus Cope 1881 carnivoran
Macroscelidea - Adapisoricidae	Adapisoricidae indet. Adapisoricidae indet. Schlosser 1887 elephant shrew said to be new
Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae	cf. Scenopagus sp., Scenopagus cf. edenensis, Macrocranion nitens cf. Scenopagus sp. McKenna and Simpson 1959 elephant shrew Scenopagus cf. edenensis McGrew et al. 1959 elephant shrew Macrocranion nitens Matthew 1918 elephant shrew
Eutheria -	Proteutheria indet. Proteutheria indet. Romer 1966 eutherian
Taeniodonta -	cf. Taeniodonta indet. cf. Taeniodonta indet. taeniodont
Trogontia - Esthonychidae	Esthonyx acutidens Esthonyx acutidens Cope 1881 tillodont
Ungulata - Hyopsodontidae	Hyopsodus walcottianus, Hyopsodus wortmani Hyopsodus walcottianus Matthew 1915 condylarth Hyopsodus wortmani Osborn 1902 condylarth includes "H. paulus": Redline 1997
Ungulata - Leptochoeridae	Diacodexis woltonensis² Diacodexis woltonensis² Krishtalka and Stucky 1985 even-toed ungulate
Ungulata - Diacodexeidae	Bunophorus sp., Bunophorus sinclairi, Diacodexis minutus², Diacodexis secans² Bunophorus sp. Sinclair 1914 even-toed ungulate "A" Bunophorus sinclairi Guthrie 1966 even-toed ungulate Diacodexis minutus² Krishtalka and Stucky 1985 even-toed ungulate Diacodexis secans² Cope 1881 even-toed ungulate
Ungulata - Phenacodontidae	Phenacodus sp.¹, Phenacodus vortmani Phenacodus sp.¹ Cope 1873 condylarth Phenacodus vortmani Cope 1880 condylarth
Insectivora - Apatemyidae	Apatemys sp. Apatemys sp. Marsh 1872 insectivoran "A"
Hyaenodonta -	Didelphodus cf. altidens Didelphodus cf. altidens Marsh 1872 eutherian
Theriiformes - Peradectidae	Peradectes chesteri Peradectes chesteri Gazin 1952 metatherian
Theriiformes - Herpetotheriidae	"Copedelphys innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum¹, Peratherium comstocki, "Herpetotherium marsupium" = Peratherium marsupium¹ "Copedelphys innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum¹ Simpson 1928 marsupial Peratherium comstocki Cope 1884 marsupial "Herpetotherium marsupium" = Peratherium marsupium¹ Troxell 1923 marsupial
Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae	Ectypodus cf. childei Ectypodus cf. childei Kühne 1969 multituberculate

¹Alroy 2002; ²Krishtalka and Stucky 1985