Kent Quarry: Wasatchian, Colorado

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Sloan 1981
Krause 1982
Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Paramyinae indet. Simpson 1945
Korth 1984
Paramys sp. Leidy 1871
forms "A" and "B"
Mammalia - Primates - Microsyopidae
Gunnell 1985
Mammalia - Primates - Paromomyidae
Phenacolemur jepseni Simpson 1955
    = cf. Simpsonlemur jepseni Simpson 1955
Alroy 2002
Mammalia - Primates - Notharctidae
Gingerich and Simons 1977
"P. ralstoni"
Mammalia - Geolabididae
Alroy 2002
Mammalia - Nyctitheriidae
definitely not Marsholestes
Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Mammalia
probably OK, see Gingerich 1983a
Mammalia - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Redline 1997
replaces ID of Gunnell 1989
Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Apheliscus sp. Cope 1875
Rose 1981
: "A. nitidus" of McKenna
Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae
Alroy 2002
Mammalia - Esthonychidae
Gunnell 1989
Mammalia - Apatemyidae
Gunnell 1989
Mammalia - Leptictidae
Alroy 2002
Mammalia
Peratherium sp. Aymard 1850
Krishtalka and Stucky 1983
sole specimen of "Peradectes protinnominatus"
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Colorado County:Moffat
Coordinates: 40.6° North, 108.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:48.5° North, 81.7° West (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period: Paleogene Epoch: Eocene
Stage: Ypresian 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 2
*Period:Tertiary
Key time interval: Wasatchian
Age range of interval: 54.9 - 50.5 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Wasatch
Lithology and environment
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection size:140 specimens
Museum repositories:UCMP
Metadata
Also known as:UCMP V-5348
Database number:15660
Authorizer:J. Alroy Enterer:J. Alroy
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:vertebrate
Created:1993-02-18 00:00:00 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:1993-02-18 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
2528. M. C. McKenna. 1960. Fossil Mammalia from the early Wasatchian Four Mile fauna, Eocene of northwest Colorado. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 37(1):1-130 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

6294 J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Kouvari]
1675 P. D. Gingerich and E. L. Simons. 1977. Systematics, phylogeny, and evolution of early Eocene Adapidae (Mammalia, Primates) in North America. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 24(22):245-279 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]
1728 G. F. Gunnell. 1985. Systematics of Early Eocene Microsyopinae (Mammalia, Primates) in the Clark's Fork Basin, Wyoming. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27(2):51-71 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]
1730 G. F. Gunnell. 1989. Evolutionary History of Microsyopoidea (Mammalia, ?Primates) and the Relationship Between Plesiadapiformes and Primates. University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology 27:1-157 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/P. Mannion]
2105 W. W. Korth. 1984. Earliest Tertiary evolution and radiation of rodents in North America. Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History 24:1-71 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]
2179 L. Krishtalka and R. K. Stucky. 1983. Paleocene and Eocene marsupials of North America. Annals of Carnegie Museum 52(10):229-264 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]
6223 A. D. Redline. 1997. Revision of the Wind River faunas, early Eocene of central Wyoming. Part 13. Systematics and phylogenetic pattern of early Eocene Hyopsodus (Mammalia: Condylarthra). Annals of Carnegie Museum 66(1):1-81 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]
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]
3195 R. E. Sloan. 1981. Systematics of Paleocene multituberculates from the San Juan Basin, NewMexico. In S. G. Lucas, J. K. Rigby Jr., B. S. Kues (eds.), Advances in San Juan Basin Paleontology 127-160 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]