Naran Bulak Quarry 2 [PMPE] (Paleocene of Mongolia)

Also known as Naran Bulag

Where: Mongolia (43.5° N, 100.5° E: paleocoordinates 43.2° N, 91.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Naran Member (Naran Bulak Formation), Late/Upper Paleocene (58.7 - 55.8 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; white sandstone

• White sands and sandstones

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by PMPE in 1964-1965

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: D. Dashzeveg and D. E. Russell. 1988. Palaeocene and Eocene Mixodontia (Mammalia, Glires) of Mongolia and China. Palaeontology 31(1):129-164 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 133399: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 12.09.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Multituberculata - Lambdopsalidae
Prionessus sp.
Prionessus sp. Matthew and Granger 1925 multituberculate
 Acreodi - Mesonychidae
Dissacus sp.
Dissacus sp. Cope 1881 condylarth
 Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Sinopa sp.
Sinopa sp. Leidy 1871 creodont
 Creodonta - Oxyaenidae
Oxyaena sp.
Oxyaena sp. Cope 1874 creodont
 Anagalida - Pseudictopidae
Pseudictopidae indet.
Pseudictopidae indet. Sulimski 1969 placental
 Placentalia -
Mixodontia indet.
Mixodontia indet. Sych 1971 placental
 Theriamorpha - Arctostylopidae
Arctostylopidae indet.
Arctostylopidae indet. Schlosser 1923 placental