PBDB Collection

Little Muddy Creek (Niobrara County) ( of the United States)

Where: Niobrara County, Wyoming (43.0° N, 104.5° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 48.0° N, 92.5° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Gering Formation, Arikareean (29.5 - 18.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: X. Xu. 1996. Castoridae. In D. R. Prothero and R. J. Emry (eds.), The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America 412-432 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 17532: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 19.05.2000, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• Xu 1996 implies that the lower/middle levels are significantly older than the upper level, but separating out the records is impossible given the available literature

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Mammalia
Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae	Pseudodesmatochoerus milleri⁶, Desmatochoerus hatcheri⁶, "Mesoreodon megalodon" = Desmatochoerus megalodon⁵, Megoreodon grandis⁶, "Desmatochoerus (Paradesmatochoerus) grangeri n. sp." = Mesoreodon minor⁶, "Desmatochoerus wyomingensis" = Mesoreodon minor², "Mesoreodon cheeki" = Mesoreodon minor⁵, "Hadroleptauchenia densa" = Leptauchenia major⁷, "Pithecistes altageringensis n. sp." = Leptauchenia decora⁷, Sespia nitida⁷ Pseudodesmatochoerus milleri⁶ Schultz and Falkenbach 1954 oreodont Gering Fm. Desmatochoerus hatcheri⁶ Douglass 1907 oreodont F:AM 33305 holotype of "Desmatochoerus hatcheri geringensis" "Mesoreodon megalodon" = Desmatochoerus megalodon⁵ Peterson 1907 oreodont Megoreodon grandis⁶ Douglass 1907 oreodont "Desmatochoerus (Paradesmatochoerus) grangeri n. sp." = Mesoreodon minor⁶ Douglass 1903 oreodont F:AM 33303 "Desmatochoerus wyomingensis" = Mesoreodon minor² Douglass 1903 oreodont "Mesoreodon cheeki" = Mesoreodon minor⁵ Douglass 1903 oreodont "Hadroleptauchenia densa" = Leptauchenia major⁷ Leidy 1856 oreodont includes their "Pseudocyclopidius lullianus"; both from the "upper Gering" "Pithecistes altageringensis n. sp." = Leptauchenia decora⁷ Leidy 1856 oreodont also their "L. parasimus" from "upper Gering" Sespia nitida⁷ Leidy 1869 oreodont
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Miotylopus leonardi³, Miotylopus gibbi³, Pseudolabis dakotensis³ Miotylopus leonardi³ Loomis 1911 camel "Little Muddy Creek area, Niobrara County" Miotylopus gibbi³ Loomis 1911 camel "Little Muddy Creek, Niobrara County" Pseudolabis dakotensis³ Matthew 1904 camel "Little Muddy Creek area, Goshen Co."
Artiodactyla - Moschidae	"Parablastomeryx falkenbachi" = Pseudoblastomeryx advena¹ "Parablastomeryx falkenbachi" = Pseudoblastomeryx advena¹ Matthew 1907 musk deer "Little Muddy Creek"
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Diceratherium armatum⁴ Diceratherium armatum⁴ Marsh 1875 rhinoceros
Carnivora - Canidae	Phlaocyon minor¹⁰, Otarocyon cooki¹⁰, Archaeocyon leptodus¹⁰, Enhydrocyon pahinsintewakpa⁹, Ectopocynus antiquus n. sp.⁹, Ectopocynus intermedius n. sp.⁹, Philotrox condoni⁹ Phlaocyon minor¹⁰ Matthew 1907 bone-crushing dog Otarocyon cooki¹⁰ Macdonald 1963 bone-crushing dog Archaeocyon leptodus¹⁰ Schlaikjer 1935 bone-crushing dog Enhydrocyon pahinsintewakpa⁹ Macdonald 1963 canid Ectopocynus antiquus n. sp.⁹ Wang 1994 canid middle brown sand Ectopocynus intermedius n. sp.⁹ Wang 1994 canid 10 ft below white layer in "low" horizon Philotrox condoni⁹ Merriam 1906 canid level not indicated
Rodentia - Florentiamyidae	"Florentiamys kennethi" = Florentiamys tiptoni⁸, Florentiamys kinseyi⁸, Florentiamys kingi⁸ "Florentiamys kennethi" = Florentiamys tiptoni⁸ Macdonald 1970 rodent Florentiamys kinseyi⁸ Wahlert 1983 rodent Gering Fm. Florentiamys kingi⁸ Wahlert 1983 rodent Gering Fm.
Rodentia - Castoridae	Capacikala parvus n. sp., Capacikala gradatus Capacikala parvus n. sp. Xu 1996 beaver "High level of middle brown sand, Little Muddy Creek" (i.e., upper level) Capacikala gradatus Cope 1878 beaver "Lower and middle Little Muddy Creek, Niobrara County"

¹Frick 1937; ²Korth and Evander 2016; ³Prothero 1996; ⁴Prothero 2005; ⁵Schultz and Falkenbach 1949; ⁶Schultz and Falkenbach 1954; ⁷Schultz and Falkenbach 1968; ⁸Wahlert 1983; ⁹Wang 1994; ¹⁰Wang et al. 1999