Where: Wyoming (44.6° N, 108.8° W: paleocoordinates 49.5° N, 91.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Willwood Formation, Wasatchian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)
• Wa-3
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; lithified siliciclastic sediments
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Reposited in the UMMP
Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),
Primary reference: W. C. Clyde. 1997. Stratigraphy and mammalian paleontology of the McCullough Peaks, northern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming: Implications for biochronology, basin development, and community reorganization across the Paleocene-Eocene boundary. PhD Thesis, University of Michigan [W. Clyde/W. Clyde/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 46800: authorized by Will Clyde, entered by Will Clyde on 24.01.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Coryphodon radians Cope 1872 pantodont | |
Labidolemur sp. Matthew and Granger 1921 eutherian | |
Hyopsodus aemulor condylarth
Hyopsodus loomisi McKenna 1960 condylarth | |
Palaeosinopa sp. Matthew 1901 placental | |
Didymictis protenus Cope 1874 placental | |
Arfia opisthotoma Matthew 1901 creodont | |
Palaeanodon ignavus Matthew 1918 placental | |
Diacodexis metsiacus Cope 1882 even-toed ungulate | |
"Hyracotherium aemulor" = Arenahippus aemulor
"Hyracotherium aemulor" = Arenahippus aemulor Gingerich 1991 horse | |
Cardiolophus semihians Cope 1882 odd-toed ungulate
Homogalax protapirinus Wortman 1896 odd-toed ungulate | |
Cantius mckennai Gingerich and Simons 1977 primate | |
"Teilhardina americana" = Bownomomys americanus, Tetonius matthewi
"Teilhardina americana" = Bownomomys americanus Bown 1976 tarsier | |
Microparamys sp. Wood 1959 rodent
Paramys taurus Korth 1984 rodent | |
Haplomylus speirianus Cope 1880 elephant shrew | |
Reptilia | |
Lacertilia indet. lizard | |
"Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia
"Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia Owen 1842 crocodilian | |
Pisces | |
"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes
"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 bony fish |