Little Muddy VII (UM BB-35) (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Lincoln County, Wyoming (41.8° N, 110.7° W: paleocoordinates 45.9° N, 96.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Bridger Formation, Bridgerian (50.3 - 46.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: W. C. Clyde, J.-P. Zonneveld, J. Stamatakos, G. F. Gunnell, and W. S. Bartels. 1997. Magnetostratigraphy across the Wasatchian-Bridgerian boundary (early to middle Eocene) in the western Green River Basin, Wyoming. Journal of Geology 105:657-669 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 16272: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

• NISP based on Gunnell 1998c
see map of Zonneveld et al. 2000
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Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Allognathosuchus sp.2
Allognathosuchus sp.2 Mook 1921 crocodilian
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
cf. Crocodylus affinis2
cf. Crocodylus affinis2 Marsh 1871 crocodile
 Loricata -
cf. Borealosuchus sp.2
cf. Borealosuchus sp.2 Brochu 1997 crocodilian
 Testudines - Carettochelyidae
Anosteira ornata2
Anosteira ornata2 Leidy 1871 turtle
Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Metacheiromyidae
Metacheiromys sp.1
Metacheiromys sp.1 Wortman 1903 placental
1Gunnell 1998; 2Zonneveld et al. 2000