Also known as SMNH Locs. 72G13-001, -003, -005, -006, -009, 72J04-001, 004, -006
Where: Saskatchewan, Canada (50.0° N, 107.9° W: paleocoordinates 51.9° N, 97.3° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Cypress Hills Formation, Duchesnean (39.7 - 37.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: J. E. Storer. 1987. Dental evolution and radiation of Eocene and early Oligocene Eomyidae (Mammalia, Rodentia) of North America, with new material from the Duchesnean of Saskatchewan. Dakoterra 3:108-117 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details
PaleoDB collection 16845: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 12.04.1997, edited by Mark Uhen and Patricia Holroyd
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
most specimens from 72J04-0006
"Peradectes cf. minutus" is omitted by Storer 1996 and may be included in any of the four marsupials in this fauna
"? Ankylodon sp." is omitted by Storer 1995b, 1996 and may be either Talpavus or Sespedectes
"cf. Campylocynodon sp."; not mentioned by Bryant 1992 or Storer 1996, and a junior synonym of Parictis
"cf. Mustelavus sp." is omitted by Storer 1996
Mammalia | |
Ectypodus lovei Sloan 1966 multituberculate from 72J04-0006: Storer 1993; additional ? Neoplagiaulacidae indet. also present at this site
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Palaeictops borealis Russell 1965 eutherian | |
Apatemys hendryi Robinson 1966 eutherian
? Sinclairella sp. Jepsen 1934 eutherian | |
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Miocyon magnus n. sp.2
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? Equidae indet. Gray 1821 horse | |
Brontotheriidae indet. Marsh 1873 brontothere | |
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros | |
Hyracodon sp. Leidy 1856 odd-toed ungulate | |
Colodon sp. Marsh 1890 tapir | |
Heptacodon pellionis Storer 1983 anthracothere from Upper Fauna according to Storer 1993, but it is listed again both in the text and table by Storer 1996, presumably based on new material
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Leptochoeridae indet. Marsh 1894 even-toed ungulate | |
Pseudoprotoceras sp. Cook 1934 protoceratid | |
Protoreodon sp. Scott and Osborn 1887 agriochoerid | |
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Centetodon aztecus Lillegraven et al. 1981 placental
Centetodon magnus Clark 1936 placental | |
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Apternodus sp. Matthew 1903 placental | |
Oligoryctes sp. Hough 1956 placental | |
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Talpavus conjunctus n. sp.10
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Eumys sp. Leidy 1856 mouse | |
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Heliscomys sp. Cope 1873 rodent | |
Adjidaumo craigi Storer 1987 rodent
Protadjidaumo pauli Storer 1987 rodent | |
Ischyromyidae indet., "Anonymus baroni" = Churcheria baroni7, Ischyromys sp., Microparamys nimius7, Leptotomus sp., Leptotomus cf. guildayi, Pseudotomus timmys7
Leptotomus cf. guildayi Black 1971 rodent | |
Trogolemur leonardi5 primate includes "Phenacolemur leonardi" of Storer 1990 and "P. sp." of Storer 1987 according to Beard et al. 1992, who apparently believe "P. leonardi" is a junior synonym; from 72J04-0006 and 72G13-0006
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Thylacaelurus campester Storer 1984 placental | |
Peradectes californicus Stock 1936 marsupial | |
"Copedelphys cf. innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum6, Herpetotherium cf. knighti6, Herpetotherium cf. marsupium6
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