Bitter Creek 28, UCMP V74137: Wasatchian, Wyoming
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Kinosternoidea
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Wyoming | County: | Sweetwater |
| Coordinates: | 41.6° North, 108.5° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 49.6° North, 81.7° West (Wright 2013) | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Ypresian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
| Key time interval: | Wasatchian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 54.9 - 50.5 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 168283 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Holroyd | Enterer: | P. Holroyd | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2015-04-19 20:13:01 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2015-04-19 20:13:01 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 691. | J. H. Hutchison. 1991. Early Kinosterninae (Reptilia: Testudines) and their phylogenetic significance. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 11(2):145-167 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy] |