USNM 41427 (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as UF loc. 15882; Little Mountain

Where: Sweetwater County, Wyoming (41.1° N, 109.3° W: paleocoordinates 45.0° N, 95.6° W)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Laney Member (Green River Formation), Bridgerian (50.3 - 46.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified carbonate

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression

Reposited in the USNM

Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,

• Green River Basin; =UF loc. 15882 (portion collected by Steven Manchester et al.); NMNH specimens accession #OR420051; taxonomic list includes both UF and NMNH collections as described in Wilf 2000.

Primary reference: P. Wilf. 2000. Late Paleocene-early Eocene climate changes in southwestern Wyoming: Paleobotanical analysis. Geological Society America Bulletin 112(2):292-307 [P. Wilf/P. Wilf/P. Wilf]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 28745: authorized by Peter Wilf, entered by Peter Wilf on 20.02.2003

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
aff. Abuta "GR507"
Morphotype #GR507; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Parvileguminophyllum coloradensis
Morphotype #GR520; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Allophylus flexifolia
Morphotype #RR59; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Angiospermae
  -
"Dicotyledonae "GR504"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR505"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR508"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR509"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR523"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR535"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR539"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR549"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR561"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR562"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR563"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR564"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR565"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR568"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR570"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR571"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR572"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR573"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "GR574"" = Dicotyledoneae
"Dicotyledonae "GR504"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR504; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR505"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR505; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR508"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR508; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR509"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR509; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR523"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR523; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR535"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR535; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR539"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR539; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR549"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR549; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR561"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR561; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR562"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR562; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR563"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR563; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR564"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR564; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR565"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR565; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR568"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR568; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR570"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR570; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR571"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR571; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR572"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR572; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR573"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR573; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Dicotyledonae "GR574"" = Dicotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR574; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Ceratophyllales - Ceratophyllaceae
Ceratophyllum muricatum hornwort
Morphotype #GR516; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Lindera varifolia laurel
Morphotype #GR521; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Lamiales - Bignoniaceae
Bignoniaceae "GR559" de Jussieu 1789 trumpet vine
Morphotype #GR559; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Saxifragales - Saxifragaceae
Hydrangea "GR537" Linnaeus 1753 hydrangea
Morphotype #GR537; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Proteales - Platanaceae
Platanus "GR552" Linnaeus 1753 plane tree
Morphotype #GR552; Platanus sp. achene; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Platanus raynoldsi Newberry 1868 plane tree
Morphotype #BB39; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Macginitiea wyomingensis Knowlton and Cockerell 1919
Morphotype #GR518; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Proteales - Proteaceae
"Proteaciphyllum minutum" = Euproteaciphyllum
"Proteaciphyllum minutum" = Euproteaciphyllum
Morphotype #RR84; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae "GR569" de Jussieu 1789
Morphotype #GR569; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Liliales - Smilacaceae
aff. Smilax "GR550" Linnaeus 1753 greenbrier
Morphotype #GR550; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Mesangiosperms -
aff. Zingiberales "GR513"
Morphotype #GR513; "Monocot B"; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
  -
"Monocotyledonae "GR560"" = Monocotyledoneae
"Monocotyledonae "GR560"" = Monocotyledoneae
Morphotype #GR560; "Monocot D"; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Fabales - Fabaceae
"Leguminosae "GR501"" = Fabaceae, "Leguminosae "GR554"" = Fabaceae, "Leguminosae "GR567"" = Fabaceae, Cladrastis "GR579", Cladrastis "GR580", Caesalpinia flumen-viridensis, Caesalpinia pecorae
"Leguminosae "GR501"" = Fabaceae Lindley 1836 legume
Morphotype #GR501; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Leguminosae "GR554"" = Fabaceae Lindley 1836 legume
Morphotype #GR554; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
"Leguminosae "GR567"" = Fabaceae Lindley 1836 legume
Morphotype #GR567; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Cladrastis "GR579" Rafinesque 1824 yellowwood
Morphotype #GR579; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Cladrastis "GR580" Rafinesque 1824 yellowwood
Morphotype #GR580; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Caesalpinia flumen-viridensis Linnaeus 1753 legume
Morphotype #GR534; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Caesalpinia pecorae legume
Morphotype #GR583; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Fagales - Fagaceae
cf. Quercus "GR522" Linnaeus 1753 oak
Morphotype #GR522; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
? Quercus "GR575" Linnaeus 1753 oak
Morphotype #GR575; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Juglandaceae "GR519" Perleb 1818
Morphotype #GR519; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Palaeocarya clarnensis
Morphotype #GR531; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Pterocarya macginitii wingnut
Morphotype #GR532; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Fagales - Betulaceae
cf. Alnus "GR548" Miller 1754 alder
Morphotype #GR548; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Oxalidales - Oxalidaceae
Averrhoites affinis Newberry 1868 wood sorrel
Morphotype #RR41; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Cedrelospermum nervosum Newberry 1883 elm
Morphotype #GR512; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Cedrelospermum nervosum Newberry 1883 elm
Morphotype #GR512a; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Populus cinnamomoides poplar
Morphotype #GR528; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Rosids -
Sapindales "GR525" Berchtold and Presl 1820
Morphotype #GR525; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Sapindales - Simaroubaceae
aff. Simaroubaceae "GR566" de Candolle 1811
Morphotype #GR566; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Ailanthus lesquereuxi Cockerell 1927
Morphotype #GR533; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer "GR557" Linnaeus 1753 maple
Morphotype #GR557; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Acer "GR558" Linnaeus 1753 maple
Morphotype #GR558; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
aff. Dipteronia "GR551" Oliver 1889 soapberry
Morphotype #GR551; probably not true Dipteronia; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Cardiospermum coloradensis soapberry
Morphotype #GR511; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Koelreuteria viridifluminis golden rain tree
Morphotype #GR530; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Rhus nigricans sumac
Morphotype #GR529; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Malvales - Tiliaceae
Triumfetta ovata burbark
Morphotype #GR503; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Taxodiaceae
Taxodiaceae "GR541" Saporta 1865
Morphotype #GR541; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinaceae "GR578" Rudolphi 1830
Morphotype #GR578; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Pinus "GR542" Linnaeus 1753 pine
Morphotype #GR542; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Pinus Lesquereux Linnaeus 1753 pine
Morphotype #GR543; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
unclassified
  -
Pteridophyta "GR553" Haeckel 1875
Morphotype #GR553; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Allantodiopsis erosa Lesquereux 1878
Morphotype #RR32; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Equisetum "FW21" Linnaeus 1753 horsetail
Morphotype #FW21; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Acrostichum
  -
Acrostichum hesperium Newberry 1882
Morphotype #RR80; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information
Chaneya tenuis
  -
Chaneya tenuis Wang and Manchester 2000
Morphotype #GR556; formerly "Astronium" truncatum; see Table A3 of Wilf 2000 (reference 7696) for additional information