List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Osteichthyes
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Osteichthyes indet.
Huxley 1880
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Urodela
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Urodela indet.
(Duméril 1805)
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Gardner and DeMar 2013 | |||||||||
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Scapherpetontidae indet.
(Auffenberg and Goin 1959)
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Gardner and DeMar 2013 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Dinosauria
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Dinosauria indet.
Owen 1842
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Reptilia
- Crocodylia
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Crocodylia indet.
(Owen 1842)
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Reptilia
- Squamata
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Squamata indet.
Oppel 1811
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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Chelonia indet.
(Latreille 1800)
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Mammalia
- Multituberculata
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Multituberculata indet.
Cope 1884
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Eaton et al. 1999 | |||||||||
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Cedaromys sp.
Eaton and Cifelli 2001
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Eaton 2006 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| UMNH 5180 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
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Eutheria indet.
(Huxley 1880)
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Eaton 2006 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| UMNH 14119 | ||||||||||
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Alphadon sp.
Simpson 1927
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Eaton et al. 1999 | |||||||||
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= Metatheria indet.
Huxley 1880
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
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Acanthomorpha indet.
(Rosen 1973)
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Brinkman et al. 2013 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Acanthomorphata | ||||||||||
| MNA V10358 | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
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Rhinobatoidea indet.
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Chondrichthyes
- Orectolobiformes
- Ginglymostomatidae
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cf. Cantioscyllium sp.
Woodward 1889
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| UMNH VP 18904–9 | ||||||||||
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= Cantioscyllium markaguntensis n. sp.
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Chondrichthyes
- Hybodontiformes
- Lonchidiidae
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Lissodus sp.
Brough 1935
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= Lonchidion sp.
Estes 1964
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Chondrichthyes
- Hybodontiformes
- Hybodontidae
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Hybodus sp.
Agassiz 1834
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Utah | County: | Iron |
| Coordinates: | 35.6° North, 112.9° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 40.9° North, 80.4° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Straight Cliffs | Member: | John Henry | ||
| Local section: | CedCn | Local bed: | 257 m | ||
| Local order: | bottom to top | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: formation assignments are equivalents | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | mudstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | "floodplain" |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
| Disassociated major elements: | many |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | sieve,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:formation unnamed | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | MNA 1260, UMNH VP Loc. 8 | ||
| Database number: | 14417 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, P. Holroyd, M. Carrano | Enterer: | J. Alroy, M. Carrano, P. Holroyd |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2002-05-15 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2023-02-14 14:54:50 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2002-05-15 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 1414. | J. G. Eaton, S. Diem, J. D. Archibald, C. Schierup, and H. Munk. 1999. Vertebrate paleontology of the Upper Cretaceous rocks of the Markagunt Plateau, southwestern Utah. In D. D. Gillette (ed.), Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah, Utah Geological Survey Miscellaneous Publication 99-1:323-333 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 6294 | J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Kouvari] | |
| 83841 | D. B. Brinkman, M. G. Newbrey, A. G. Neuman and J. G. Eaton. 2013. Freshwater Osteichthyes from the Cenomanian to late Campanian of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah. In A. L. Titus & M. A. Loewen (ed.), At the Top of the Grand Staircase: The Late Cretaceous of Southern Utah 195-236 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 17864 | J. G. Eaton. 2006. Late Cretaceous mammals from Cedar Canyon, southwestern Utah. In S. G. Lucas and R. M. Sullivan (eds.), Late Cretaceous Vertebrates from the Western Interior. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 35:373-402 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/M. Carrano] | |
| 1413 | J. G. Eaton, R. L. Cifelli, J. H. Hutchison, J. I. Kirkland, and J. M. Parrish. 1999. Cretaceous vertebrate faunas from the Kaiparowits Plateau, south-central Utah. In D. D. Gillette (ed.), Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah. Utah Geological Survey Miscellaneous Publication 99-1:345-353 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano] | |
| 65027 | J. D. Gardner and D. G. DeMar. 2013. Mesozoic and Palaeocene lissamphibian assemblages of North America: a comprehensive review. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 93:459-515 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/M. Carrano] | |
| 67598 | J. I. Kirkland, J. G. Brinkman, and D. B. Brinkman. 2013. Elasmobranchs from Upper Cretaceous freshwater facies in southern Utah. In A. L. Titus & M. A. Loewen (ed.), At the Top of the Grand Staircase: The Late Cretaceous of Southern Utah 153-194 [G. Liggett/G. Liggett/M. Carrano] | |
| 61882 | A. L. Titus, J. G. Eaton, and J. J. W. Sertich. 2016. Late Cretaceous stratigraphy and vertebrate faunas of the Markagunt, Paunsaugunt, and Kaiparowits plateaus, southern Utah. Geology of the Intermountain West 3:229-291 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |