Clark Quadrangle (Paleogene of the United States)

Also known as Anachronornis anhimops type locality

Where: Park County, Wyoming (44.3° N, 109.0° W: paleocoordinates 49.6° N, 90.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Willwood Formation, Clarkforkian (56.2 - 54.9 Ma)

• latest Thanetian, 56.22–55.80 Ma; Cf3, Copecion Interval Zone, latest Clarkforkian

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the USNM

Primary reference: P. Houde, M. Dickson, and D. Camarena. 2023. Basal Anseriformes from the Early Paleogene of North America and Europe. Diversity 15:233 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 231027: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 01.08.2023

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Taxonomic list

Aves
 Neornithes -
Anseriformes indet. Wagler 1831 waterfowl
USNM 496701 and 496702
 Anseriformes - Anachronornithidae
Anachronornis anhimops n. gen. n. sp.
Anachronornis anhimops n. gen. n. sp. Houde et al. 2023 waterfowl
USNM 496700 - holotype