PBDB Collection

Badwater Locality 20 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Natrona County, Wyoming (43.2° N, 107.1° W: paleocoordinates 45.1° N, 97.5° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: upper Hendry Ranch Member (Wagon Bed ("Tepee Trail") Formation), Duchesnean (39.7 - 37.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: M. C. Maas. 1985. Taphonomy of a late Eocene microvertebrate locality, Wind River Basin, Wyoming (U.S.A.). Palaeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 52(1-2):123-142 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details

PaleoDB collection 16826: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
Squamata - Anguidae	Anguidae indet.³ Anguidae indet.³ Gray 1825 squamates
Mammalia
Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae	Ectypodus lovei⁷ Ectypodus lovei⁷ Sloan 1966 multituberculate
Theriamorpha - Leptictidae	Palaeictops sp. Palaeictops sp. Matthew 1899 eutherian
Chiroptera -	Chiroptera indet. Chiroptera indet. Blumenbach 1779 bat a bat
Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae	"Nyctitherium robinsoni" = Macrocranion robinsoni, Ankylodon sp.¹, Amphilemur sp. "Nyctitherium robinsoni" = Macrocranion robinsoni Krishtalka and Setoguchi 1977 elephant shrew Ankylodon sp.¹ Patterson and McGrew 1937 elephant shrew Amphilemur sp. Heller 1935 elephant shrew
Placentalia -	Carnivora indet. Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran
Carnivora - Amphicyonidae	Daphoenus lambei¹ Daphoenus lambei¹ Russell 1934 bear-dog
Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae	"? Telmatherium cf. cultridens" = Telmatherium validus "? Telmatherium cf. cultridens" = Telmatherium validus Marsh 1872 brontothere described by Black 1979
Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae	Poabromylus golzi, Leptotragulus medius Poabromylus golzi Black 1978 protoceratid Leptotragulus medius Peterson 1919 protoceratid
Artiodactyla - Agriochoeridae	"Agriochoerus matthewi" = Diplobunops matthewi¹ "Agriochoerus matthewi" = Diplobunops matthewi¹ Peterson 1919 agriochoerid
Artiodactyla - Leptomerycidae	Hendryomeryx wilsoni Hendryomeryx wilsoni Black 1978 ruminant
Theriamorpha - Geolabididae	Centetodon hendryi⁵, Centetodon magnus Centetodon hendryi⁵ Lillegraven et al. 1981 placental species "C" of Maas Centetodon magnus Clark 1936 placental
Theriamorpha - Soricidae	Soricidae indet., Domnina sp., Domnina cf. gradata Soricidae indet. Fischer 1814 shrew "B" Domnina sp. Cope 1873 shrew Domnina cf. gradata Cope 1873 shrew
Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae	Nyctitherium sp., Nyctitherium christopheri Nyctitherium sp. Marsh 1872 placental Nyctitherium christopheri Krishtalka and Setoguchi 1977 placental
Theriamorpha - Apternodontidae	Apternodontidae indet.⁶ Apternodontidae indet.⁶ Matthew 1910 placental
Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae	Entomolestes sp. Entomolestes sp. Matthew 1909 hedgehog
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Leporidae indet., Mytonolagus wyomingensis Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 rabbit Mytonolagus wyomingensis Wood 1949 rabbit
Rodentia - Allomyidae	Spurimus selbyi, Spurimus scotti Spurimus selbyi Black 1971 rodent Spurimus scotti Black 1971 rodent
Rodentia - Sciuravidae	Sciuravidae indet., Sciuravus sp. Sciuravidae indet. Miller and Gidley 1918 rodent Sciuravus sp. Marsh 1871 rodent
Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae	Pseudocylindrodon tobeyi, Anomeomys lewisi¹, Pareumys sp. Pseudocylindrodon tobeyi Black 1970 rodent "P. nr. tobeyi" and "? P. sp." also listed Anomeomys lewisi¹ Black 1974 rodent Pareumys sp. Peterson 1919 rodent
Rodentia - Eomyidae	Eomyidae indet. Eomyidae indet. Winge 1887 rodent two forms
Rodentia - Ischyromyidae	Microparamys dubius², Leptotomus guildayi Microparamys dubius² Wood 1949 rodent Leptotomus guildayi Black 1971 rodent
Primates - Omomyidae	"Ignacius mcgrewi" = Walshina mcgrewi "Ignacius mcgrewi" = Walshina mcgrewi Robinson 1968 tarsier see also Krishtalka 1978
Theriamorpha - Peradectidae	"Nanodelphys cf. hunti" = Nanodelphys huntii⁴, Peradectes californicus⁴ "Nanodelphys cf. hunti" = Nanodelphys huntii⁴ Cope 1873 marsupial Peradectes californicus⁴ Stock 1936 marsupial
Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae	"Copedelphys innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum⁴, Herpetotherium knighti⁴, Herpetotherium marsupium⁴ "Copedelphys innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum⁴ Simpson 1928 marsupial Herpetotherium knighti⁴ McGrew et al. 1959 marsupial Herpetotherium marsupium⁴ Troxell 1923 marsupial

¹Alroy 2002; ²Black and Sutton 1984; ³ElShafie 2024; ⁴Krishtalka and Stucky 1983; ⁵Lillegraven et al. 1981; ⁶Robinson and Kron 1998; ⁷Storer 1993