Ice Castle (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as Grizzly Buttes

Where: Uinta County, Wyoming (41.2° N, 110.5° W: paleocoordinates 45.2° N, 96.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Black's Fork Member (Bridger Formation), Bridgerian (50.3 - 46.2 Ma)

• said to be Blacksforkian or Br2

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the AMNH

• only one specimen reported, others are clearly present

Primary reference: M. Morlo and G. F. Gunnell. 2005. New species of Limnocyon (Mammalia, Creodonta) from the Bridgerian (middle Eocene). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(1):251-255 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 59933: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 21.04.2006

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Creodonta -
Limnocyon cuspidens n. sp. Morlo and Gunnell 2005 creodont