Wood Locality (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: A. E. Wood. 1949. Small mammals from the uppermost Eocene (Duchesnian) near Badwater, Wyoming. Journal of Paleontology 23(5):556-565 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 16884: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

• this is NOT the same as Tourtelot's locality 15
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Mammalia
 Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Ectypodus lovei6
Ectypodus lovei6 Sloan 1966 multituberculate
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Daphoenus lambei1
Daphoenus lambei1 Russell 1934 bear-dog
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Heteraletes sp.
Heteraletes sp. Peterson 1931 tapir
 Artiodactyla - Leptochoeridae
Leptochoeridae indet.4
Leptochoeridae indet.4 Marsh 1894 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Agriochoeridae
"Agriochoerus matthewi" = Diplobunops matthewi1, Protoreodon sp.
"Agriochoerus matthewi" = Diplobunops matthewi1 Peterson 1919 agriochoerid
Protoreodon sp. Scott and Osborn 1887 agriochoerid
probably not Agriochoerus because "Mesagriochoerus" also is listed
 Artiodactyla - Leptomerycidae
Hendryomeryx cf. wilsoni4
Hendryomeryx cf. wilsoni4 Black 1978 ruminant
may = "hypertragulid" of Wood
 Theriamorpha - Geolabididae
Centetodon hendryi9, Centetodon magnus9
Centetodon hendryi9 Lillegraven et al. 1981 placental
species "C_" of Krishtalka and Setoguchi 1977
Centetodon magnus9 Clark 1936 placental
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Soricidae indet.7, Domnina cf. gradata7
Soricidae indet.7 Fischer 1814 shrew
form "A"
Domnina cf. gradata7 Cope 1873 shrew
 Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Nyctitherium christopheri7
Nyctitherium christopheri7 Krishtalka and Setoguchi 1977 placental
 Theriamorpha - Oligoryctidae
Oligoryctes sp.7
Oligoryctes sp.7 Hough 1956 placental
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Galericinae indet.10
Galericinae indet.10 Pomel 1848 hedgehog
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Mytonolagus wyomingensis n. sp.
Mytonolagus wyomingensis n. sp. Wood 1949 rabbit
see also Dawson 1970
 Rodentia - Allomyidae
Spurimus scotti3
Spurimus scotti3 Black 1971 rodent
 Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae
? Cylindrodontidae indet.2, Pseudocylindrodon tobeyi2
? Cylindrodontidae indet.2 Miller and Gidley 1918 rodent
small DUPLICATE REF 1089 or 1090
Pseudocylindrodon tobeyi2 Black 1970 rodent
DUPLICATE REF 1089 or 1090
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
Eomyidae indet.1
Eomyidae indet.1 Winge 1887 rodent
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Ischyromyidae indet.3, Ischyromys sp.3, Microparamys dubius3, Leptotomus guildayi3
Ischyromyidae indet.3 Alston 1876 rodent
Ischyromys sp.3 Leidy 1856 rodent
Microparamys dubius3 Wood 1949 rodent
Leptotomus guildayi3 Black 1971 rodent
includes "? Rapamys sp. B" of Wood 1962, p. 153
 Primates - Plesiadapidae
Trogolemur sp.5
Trogolemur sp.5 Matthew 1909 primate
 Primates - Omomyidae
Chumashius sp.5, Macrotarsius siegerti5
Chumashius sp.5 Stock 1933 tarsier
Macrotarsius siegerti5 Robinson 1968 tarsier
 Theriamorpha - Peradectidae
"Nanodelphys cf. hunti" = Nanodelphys huntii8
"Nanodelphys cf. hunti" = Nanodelphys huntii8 Cope 1873 marsupial
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
"Copedelphys innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum8, Herpetotherium knighti8, Herpetotherium marsupium8
"Copedelphys innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum8 Simpson 1928 marsupial
Herpetotherium knighti8 McGrew et al. 1959 marsupial
Herpetotherium marsupium8 Troxell 1923 marsupial
1Alroy 2002; 2Black 1970; 3Black 1971; 4Black 1978; 5Krishtalka 1978; 6Krishtalka and Black 1975; 7Krishtalka and Setoguchi 1977; 8Krishtalka and Stucky 1983; 9Lillegraven et al. 1981; 10Novacek et al. 1985