SC-74 (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Park County, Wyoming (44.3° N, 109.0° W: paleocoordinates 49.7° N, 90.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Clarkforkian (56.8 - 55.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the UMMP

Primary reference: 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]more details

PaleoDB collection 15126: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

• Chron 24R: Butler et al. 1981
level estimated at 1140 m based on fig. 3, but given as 1160 m by Butler et al. and 1150 m by Gingerich and Gunnell 1979, Gunnell and Gingerich 1991
Mammalia
 Cimolesta -
"Esthonyx xenicus n. sp." = Azygonyx xenicus
"Esthonyx xenicus n. sp." = Azygonyx xenicus Gingerich and Gunnell 1979 tillodont
see Gingerich and Gunnell 1979
 Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Apheliscus nitidus Simpson 1937 elephant shrew
Aletodon gunnelli Gingerich 1977 elephant shrew
 Creodonta - Oxyaenidae
Tytthaena lichna1 Rose 1981 creodont
cf. Dipsalodon sp. Jepsen 1930 creodont
Dipsalodon matthewi Jepsen 1930 creodont
Dipsalidictis aequidens4 Matthew and Granger 1915 creodont
 Theriamorpha - Viverravidae
Didymictis proteus5 Polly 1997 placental
 Acreodi - Mesonychidae
Dissacus praenuntius Matthew and Granger 1915 condylarth
 Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Phenacodus intermedius6 Granger 1915 condylarth
Ectocion osbornianus Cope 1882 condylarth
 Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Princetonia yalensis2 Gingerich 1989 condylarth
 Placentalia -
Rodentia indet.1 Bowdich 1821 rodent
 Primates - Plesiadapidae
Plesiadapis cookei Jepsen 1930 primate
 Primates - Paromomyidae
Dillerlemur pagei1 Jepsen 1930 primate
 Primates - Microsyopidae
Arctodontomys simplicidens3 Rose 1981 primate
Arctodontomys simplicidens1 Rose 1981 primate
 Dinocerata - Prodinoceratidae
Probathyopsis praecursor Simpson 1929 uintathere