Oil Tank Lookout (UCMP V-5624): Lancian, Wyoming
collected by W. A. Clemens
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Gypsonictopidae
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Gypsonictops hypoconus
Simpson 1927
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Clemens 1973 | ||||||
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Mammalia
- Multituberculata
- Cimolodontidae
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Cimolodon nitidus
Marsh 1889
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Reptilia
- Ceratopsidae
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cf. Triceratops sp.
Marsh 1889
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Estes 1964 | ||||||
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Reptilia
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Brachychampsa montana
Gilmore 1911
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Estes 1964 | ||||||
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Leidyosuchus sternbergi
(Gilmore 1910)
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Estes 1964 | ||||||
| recombined as Borealosuchus sternbergii | |||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Batrachosauroididae
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Opisthotriton kayi
Auffenberg 1961
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Estes 1964 | 1 specimen | |||||
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Actinopteri
- Lepisosteiformes
- Lepisosteidae
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Lepisosteus occidentalis
(Leidy 1856)
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Estes 1964 | ||||||
| original and current combination Lepidotus occidentalis | |||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Rajiformes
- Rhinobatidae
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Myledaphus bipartitus
Cope 1876
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Estes 1964 | ||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Wyoming | County: | Niobrara |
| Coordinates: | 43.0° North, 104.5° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 49.5° North, 79.4° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 | *Epoch: | Senonian |
| Key time interval: | Lancian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Lance |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | UCMP |
| Collectors: | W. A. Clemens |
Metadata
| Database number: | 14601 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, M. Carrano | Enterer: | J. Alroy, M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 1994-07-26 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2013-09-17 17:12:45 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1994-07-26 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 1239. | W. A. Clemens. 1964. Fossil mammals of the type Lance Formation, Wyoming. Part I. Introduction and Marsupialia. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 48:1-105 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy] |
Secondary references:
| 1242 | W. A. Clemens. 1973. Fossil mammals of the type Lance Formation, Wyoming. Part III. Eutheria and summary. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 94:1-102 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy] | |
| 803 | R. Estes. 1964. Fossil vertebrates from the Late Cretaceous Lance Formation, eastern Wyoming. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 49:1-187 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/M. Carrano] |