SC-24: Clarkforkian, Wyoming
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Anguidae
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Melanosaurus maximus
Gilmore 1928
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Bartels 1983 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Macroscelidea
- Apheliscidae
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Apheliscus nitidus
Simpson 1937
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Haplomylus simpsoni
Rose 1981
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Mammalia
- Phenacodontidae
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Phenacodus primaevus
(Cope 1873)
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= Phenacodus intermedius
Granger 1915
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Thewissen 1990 | |||||||||
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Ectocion osbornianus
(Cope 1882)
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| described by Thewissen 1990 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Procreodi
- Arctocyonidae
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Thryptacodon cf. antiquus
Matthew and Granger 1915
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Mammalia
- Viverravidae
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Didymictis protenus
(Cope 1874)
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Viverravus politus
Matthew and Granger 1915
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| confirmed by Polly 1997 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Acreodi
- Mesonychidae
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Dissacus praenuntius
Matthew and Granger 1915
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Paromomyidae
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Phenacolemur praecox
Matthew 1915
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Mammalia
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Esthonyx grangeri
Simpson 1937
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| recombined as Azygonyx grangeri | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Wyoming | County: | Park |
| Coordinates: | 44.3° North, 109.0° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 49.7° North, 90.3° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | ||
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1-2 | ||
| *Period: | Tertiary | *Epoch: | Paleocene |
| Key time interval: | Clarkforkian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 56.20000 - 54.90000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Local section: | Clark | Local bed: | 1500 m |
| Local order: | bottom to top |
Lithology and environment
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
Collection methods and comments
| Museum repositories: | UMMP |
Metadata
| Database number: | 15104 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, W. Clyde | Enterer: | J. Alroy, W. Clyde | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 1993-02-18 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2002-06-03 03:27:40 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1993-02-18 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 2953. | K. D. Rose. 1981. The Clarkforkian Land-Mammal Age and Mammalian Faunal Composition Across the Paleocene-Eocene Boundary. University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology 26:1-197 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/P. Mannion] |
Secondary references:
| 724 | W. S. Bartels. 1983. A transitional Paleocene-Eocene reptile fauna from the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming. Herpetologica 39(4):359-374 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/M. Uhen] | |
| 3401 | J. G. M. Thewissen. 1990. Evolution of Paleocene and Eocene Phenacodontidae (Mammalia, Condylarthra). University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology 29:1-107 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/P. Mannion] |