Marsh's Fork (Upper Bridger) (Eocene of the United States)
Where: Uinta County, Wyoming (41.2° N, 110.5° W: paleocoordinates 45.2° N, 96.8° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: upper Member (Bridger Formation), Bridgerian (50.3 - 46.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: H. F. Osborn. 1929. New Eurasiatic and American proboscideans. American Museum Novitates 393:1-22 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 16282: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002, edited by Philip Mannion
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Taxonomic list
• Palaeosyops specimen is from Bridger C according to Gunnell and Yarborough 2000
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"Palaeosyops laticeps" = Palaeosyops robustus1
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"Crocodilus grinnelli n. sp." = Crocodylus affinis2
"Crocodilus grinnelli n. sp." = Crocodylus affinis2 Marsh 1871 crocodile YPM 1344 - type (fragmentary skeleton and skull including quadrates, frontal, basioccipital, and mandibular and rostral fragments; several fragmentary postcranial elements are also present)
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