PBDB Collection

Calf Creek (Eocene of Canada)

Also known as SMNH Locality 6; SMNH 72F10-0001; ROM V-37-44; NMC Localities 115 and 117; Bone Coulee; "Cypress Hills" in part; Hunter Quarry

Where: Saskatchewan, Canada (49.6° N, 109.9° W: paleocoordinates 51.3° N, 100.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Cypress Hills Formation, Chadronian (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Reposited in the NMC

Primary reference: J. E. Storer. 1996. Eocene-Oligocene faunas of the Cypress Hills Formation, Saskatchewan. In D. R. Prothero and R. J. Emry (eds.), The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America 240-261 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 16919: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Robin Whatley, Jonathan Marcot, Patricia Holroyd and Evangelos Vlachos

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• unquestioned Chadronian localities include 72F10-0001 (Calf Creek Screening Locality)
"Mesohippus stenolophus" of Russell 1975 is from Hemingfordian localities: Storer and Bryant 1993

"Mesohippus assiniboiensis" of Russell 1975 is from Whitneyan localities: Storer and Bryant 1993
"Trigonias cf. yoderensis" of Kihm 1987 includes T. sp. C; however, the latter belongs to Penetrigonias sagittatus; see Hanson 1989

"Chadrolagus sp." is not present: see Storer 1981b

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unclassified
-	Testudinae indet.⁴ Testudinae indet.⁴ may be Stylemys or Geochelone or both
Mammalia
Tribosphenida - Peradectidae	Didelphidectes pumilis Didelphidectes pumilis Hough 1961 marsupial "pumilus": see also Eberle and Storer 1995
Tribosphenida - Herpetotheriidae	"Didelphys valens n. sp." = Herpetotherium valens⁹, Copedelphys titanelix "Didelphys valens n. sp." = Herpetotherium valens⁹ Lambe 1908 marsupial see Russell 1984; at SMNH 72F10-0001, see Eberle and Storer 1995 Copedelphys titanelix Matthew 1903 marsupial see Korth 1994: "cf. Nanodelphys minutus" of Russell 1984
Cimolesta - Apatemyidae	Sinclairella sp., ? Apatemys sp. Sinclairella sp. Jepsen 1934 eutherian ? Apatemys sp. Marsh 1872 eutherian
Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae	? Ankylodon sp. ? Ankylodon sp. Patterson and McGrew 1937 elephant shrew
Rodentia - Sciuridae	Douglassciurus jeffersoni¹ Douglassciurus jeffersoni¹ Douglass 1902 squirrel
Rodentia - Aplodontidae	Prosciurus vetustus Prosciurus vetustus Matthew 1903 mountain beaver see Storer 1978
Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae	"Sciurus ? saskatchewaensis" = Ardynomys saskatchewaensis⁹, Pseudocylindrodon neglectus, Cylindrodon collinus "Sciurus ? saskatchewaensis" = Ardynomys saskatchewaensis⁹ Lambe 1908 rodent "saskatchewensis": see Storer 1978; type Pseudocylindrodon neglectus Burke 1935 rodent see Storer 1978 Cylindrodon collinus Russell 1972 rodent see Storer 1978: type; includes "Prosciurus altidens" according to Storer 1978 and Emry and Korth 1996a, although it is resurrected by Wood 1980
Rodentia - Eutypomyidae	Eutypomys parvus Eutypomys parvus Lambe 1908 rodent see Storer 1978: according to Wood 1980, includes "Castoridae indet."
Rodentia - Castoridae	? Castoridae indet. ? Castoridae indet. Gray 1821 beaver
Rodentia - Heliscomyidae	Heliscomys ostranderi Heliscomys ostranderi Korth et al. 1991 rodent described as "H. cf. vetus" by Storer 1978
Rodentia - Eomyidae	Eomyidae indet., Aulolithomys bounites, Adjidaumo minimus, Paradjidaumo hansonorum, Yoderimys stewarti, Cupressimus barbarae Eomyidae indet. Winge 1887 rodent Aulolithomys bounites Black 1965 rodent see Storer 1978 Adjidaumo minimus Matthew 1903 rodent see Storer 1978 Paradjidaumo hansonorum Russell 1972 rodent see Storer 1978 Yoderimys stewarti Russell 1972 rodent see Storer 1978 Cupressimus barbarae Storer 1978 rodent see Storer 1978
Rodentia - Ischyromyidae	Ischyromyidae indet., Leptotomus guildayi, Ischyromys junctus Ischyromyidae indet. Alston 1876 rodent Leptotomus guildayi Black 1971 rodent see Storer 1978: "Prosciurus major" Ischyromys junctus Russell 1972 rodent see Storer 1978: based on Heaton 1996, this is "Titanotheriomys sp." small of Heaton 1993 from "Cypress Hills"
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Megalagus brachyodon, Palaeolagus temnodon Megalagus brachyodon Matthew 1903 rabbit see Storer 1981b Palaeolagus temnodon Douglass 1902 rabbit see Storer 1981b
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	"Aceratherium exiguum n. sp." = Subhyracodon occidentalis⁹, Penetrigonias sagittatus, Trigonias osborni "Aceratherium exiguum n. sp." = Subhyracodon occidentalis⁹ Leidy 1850 rhinoceros Penetrigonias sagittatus Russell 1982 rhinoceros see Russell 1982: probably includes "? Caenopus sp." of Russell 1982 Trigonias osborni Lucas 1900 rhinoceros see Russell 1982; probably includes his species A, B, and D
Perissodactyla - Hyracodontidae	Hyracodon priscidens Hyracodon priscidens Lambe 1905 odd-toed ungulate see Russell 1982, Prothero 1996e
Perissodactyla -	Toxotherium hunteri Toxotherium hunteri Wood 1961 odd-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla - Tapiridae	Colodon occidentalis Colodon occidentalis Leidy 1868 tapir
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Mesohippus westoni, Mesohippus propinquus, Miohippus grandis Mesohippus westoni Cope 1889 anchitheriine horse see Russell 1975: at 72F10-0001, see Storer and Bryant 1993 Mesohippus propinquus Lambe 1905 anchitheriine horse see Russell 1975: at 72F10-0001, see Storer and Bryant 1993 Miohippus grandis Clark and Beerbower 1967 anchitheriine horse see Storer and Bryant 1993: 72F10-0001
Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae	Brontotheriidae indet.¹, Megacerops kuwagatarhinus¹⁰ Brontotheriidae indet.¹ Marsh 1873 brontothere Megacerops kuwagatarhinus¹⁰ Mader and Alexander 1995 brontothere
Artiodactyla - Leptochoeridae	Stibarus montanus Stibarus montanus Matthew 1903 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae	Trigenicus profectus Trigenicus profectus Matthew 1903 protoceratid
Artiodactyla - Agriochoeridae	Agriochoerus sp. Agriochoerus sp. Leidy 1850 agriochoerid
Artiodactyla - Leptomerycidae	Leptomeryx speciosus n. sp.⁹, "Leptomeryx" mammifer, "Hendryomeryx esulcatus" = Leptomeryx esulcatus, "Pseudoprotoceras semicinctus" = Leptomeryx semicinctus Leptomeryx speciosus n. sp.⁹ Lambe 1908 ruminant see Storer 1981a "Leptomeryx" mammifer Cope 1885 ruminant see Storer 1981a "Hendryomeryx esulcatus" = Leptomeryx esulcatus Cope 1889 ruminant see Storer 1981a "Pseudoprotoceras semicinctus" = Leptomeryx semicinctus Cope 1889 ruminant see Emry and Storer 1981: Hunter Quarry and "Calf Creek"
Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae	Bathygenys sp., "Merycoidodon culbertsoni" = Merycoidodon culbertsonii¹ Bathygenys sp. Douglass 1902 oreodont "Merycoidodon culbertsoni" = Merycoidodon culbertsonii¹ Leidy 1848 oreodont
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Poebrotherium sp. Poebrotherium sp. Leidy 1847 camel
Artiodactyla - Oromerycidae	Eotylopus cf. reedi, Malaquiferus sp. Eotylopus cf. reedi Matthew 1910 even-toed ungulate Malaquiferus sp. Gazin 1955 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae	Bothriodon advena n. sp.¹¹, Anthracotherium ? pygmaeum⁹ Bothriodon advena n. sp.¹¹ Russell 1978 anthracothere Anthracotherium ? pygmaeum⁹ Lambe 1908 anthracothere
Artiodactyla - Entelodontidae	Archaeotherium coarctatum Archaeotherium coarctatum Cope 1889 even-toed ungulate see Russell 1980
Ferae - Epoicotheriidae	Epoicotherium sp. Epoicotherium sp. Simpson 1927 placental
Carnivora - Ursidae	Parictis parvus Parictis parvus Clark and Beerbower 1967 bear see Bryant 1993: may include "P. sp." of Bryant 1992, but a second P. sp. is said to be present and is referred to "Subparictis" sp. by Baskin and Tedford 1996
Carnivora - Amphicyonidae	"Daphoenocyon dodgei" = Brachyrhynchocyon dodgei, Daphoenus sp., Daphoenictis tedfordi n. gen. n. sp.⁵ "Daphoenocyon dodgei" = Brachyrhynchocyon dodgei Scott 1898 bear-dog includes "Daphoenus canadensis" of Russell 1972; presumably includes "? Daphoenocyon sp." of Russell 1972 Daphoenus sp. Leidy 1853 bear-dog seems to include both D. lambei and D. cf. hartshornianus of Russell 1972; Bryant 1993 doesn't comment Daphoenictis tedfordi n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Hunt 1974 bear-dog Cypress Hills Locality 133; includes specimen of "Daphoenus cf. vetus" and one of several Hesperocyon gregarius specimens; not clear why this is omitted by Storer 1996
Carnivora - Canidae	Canidae indet., Hesperocyon gregarius Canidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 canid Hesperocyon gregarius Cope 1873 canid see Russell 1972: includes "Alloeodectes mcgrewi" of Russell 1984 according to Bryant 1991, Wang 1994; also includes cf. "Hyaenodon minutus" according to Bryant 1993
Carnivora - Nimravidae	? Dinictis sp., ? Hoplophoneus sp. ? Dinictis sp. Leidy 1854 false sabre-tooth also listed by Bryant 1993 from SMNH 72F10-0001, but Russell 1972 lists D. felina ? Hoplophoneus sp. Cope 1874 false sabre-tooth see Bryant 1993
Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae	Hyaenodon sp.², ? Hyaenodon horridus, Hyaenodon microdon Hyaenodon sp.² Laizer and Parieu 1838 creodont ? Hyaenodon horridus Leidy 1853 creodont see Russell 1972: includes "Hyaenodon cruentus" Hyaenodon microdon Mellett 1977 creodont see Bryant 1993
Creodonta - Hyainailouridae	Hemipsalodon grandis Hemipsalodon grandis Cope 1885 creodont see Russell 1972
Soricomorpha - Micropternodontidae	Cryptoryctes sp., Micropternodus sp. Cryptoryctes sp. Reed 1954 placental Micropternodus sp. Matthew 1903 placental
Soricomorpha - Apternodontidae	Apternodus sp. Apternodus sp. Matthew 1903 placental
Soricomorpha - Oligoryctidae	Oligoryctes sp. Oligoryctes sp. Hough 1956 placental
Soricomorpha - Soricidae	Domnina sp. Domnina sp. Cope 1873 shrew see also Korth 1994, who also identifies an indeterminate soricid based on one of two indeterminate "didelphid" specimens of Russell 1984
Soricomorpha - Geolabididae	Centetodon cf. magnus Centetodon cf. magnus Clark 1936 placental see Russell 1972
Chiroptera -	Chiroptera indet.⁷ Chiroptera indet.⁷ Blumenbach 1779 bat a bat; one of two indeterminate "didelphid" specimens of Russell 1984; not mentioned by Storer DUPLICATE REF 2121 or 2122 or 2123
Chiroptera - Molossidae	Wallia sp. Wallia sp. Storer 1984 free-tailed bat
Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae	Ectypodus lovei Ectypodus lovei Sloan 1966 multituberculate see Storer 1993: "E. sp." of Krishtalka et al. 1982: "E. lovei"; SMNH 6
Reptilia
Testudines - Emydidae	cf. Emydidae indet.⁴ cf. Emydidae indet.⁴ Rafinesque 1815 turtle
Testudines - Testudinidae	Testudinidae indet.¹², Testudo exornata n. sp.⁸ Testudinidae indet.¹² Batsch 1788 turtle may be Stylemys or Geochelone or both Testudo exornata n. sp.⁸ Lambe 1906 turtle costal plates
Testudines - Trionychidae	"Trionyx leucopotamicus" = Trionyx leucopotamicus⁴, "Apalone leucopotamica" = Trionyx leucopotamicus⁶ "Trionyx leucopotamicus" = Trionyx leucopotamicus⁴ Cope 1891 softshell turtle "Apalone leucopotamica" = Trionyx leucopotamicus⁶ Cope 1891 softshell turtle
Crocodylia - Crocodylidae	"Crocodilidae indet." = Crocodylidae⁴ "Crocodilidae indet." = Crocodylidae⁴ Cuvier 1807 crocodile
Squamata - Iguanidae	Cypressaurus hypsodontus n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Cypressaurus hypsodontus n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Holman 1972 squamates from screening locality
Squamata - Tropiduridae	Crotaphytus oligocenicus n. sp.⁴ Crotaphytus oligocenicus n. sp.⁴ Holman 1972 ground lizard
Squamata - Rhineuridae	Lestophis sp.⁴ Lestophis sp.⁴ Marsh 1885 worm lizard all vertebrae
Squamata - Amphisbaenidae	Amphisbaenidae indet.⁴ Amphisbaenidae indet.⁴ worm lizard all vertebrae
Squamata - Xantusiidae	Palaeoxantusia borealis n. sp.⁴ Palaeoxantusia borealis n. sp.⁴ Holman 1972 night lizard
Squamata - Loxocemidae	cf. Ogmophis sp.⁴, Ogmophis compactus⁴ cf. Ogmophis sp.⁴ Cope 1844 Mexican burrowing snake vertebral fragments Ogmophis compactus⁴ Lambe 1908 Mexican burrowing snake
Squamata - Boidae	Calamagras weigeli n. sp.⁴ Calamagras weigeli n. sp.⁴ Holman 1972 dwarf boa
Squamata -	cf. Peltosaurus sp.⁴ cf. Peltosaurus sp.⁴ Cope 1873 squamates
Amphibia
Caudata - Urodela	Ambystoma tiheni⁴ Ambystoma tiheni⁴ Holman 1968 mole salamander
Salientia - Rhinophrynidae	Rhinophrynus canadensis n. sp.³ Rhinophrynus canadensis n. sp.³ Holman 1963 burrowing toad
Salientia - Pelobatidae	Scaphiopus skinneri⁴ Scaphiopus skinneri⁴ spadefoot toad
Salientia - Hylidae	Hyla swanstoni⁴ Hyla swanstoni⁴ tree frog

¹Alroy 2002; ²Bryant 1993; ³Holman 1963; ⁴Holman 1972; ⁵Hunt 1974; ⁶Hutchison 1996; ⁷Korth 1994; ⁸Lambe 1906; ⁹Lambe 1908; ¹⁰Mader and Alexander 1995; ¹¹Russell 1978; ¹²Vlachos 2017