Lead Slug Hill 1 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as UCMP V-72208

Where: Garfield County, Montana (47.1° N, 106.9° W: paleocoordinates 53.8° N, 80.2° W)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Upper Member (Hell Creek Formation), Lancian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; silty sandstone

Size class: mesofossils

Reposited in the UCMP

Collection methods: bulk, surface (float), sieve,

Primary reference: J. D. Archibald. 1982. A study of Mammalia and geology across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in Garfield County, Montana. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 122:1-286 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 14582: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994, edited by Matthew Carrano

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Chondrichthyes
 Elasmobranchii -
? Elasmobranchii indet.4 Bonaparte 1838 elasmobranch
 Hybodontiformes - Lonchidiidae
Lonchidion selachos4 Estes 1964 elasmobranch
 Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae
"Squatirhina americana" = Restesia americana4
"Squatirhina americana" = Restesia americana4 Estes 1964 wobbegong
 Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Myledaphus pustulosus3 Cook et al. 2014 guitarfish
UCMP 128686, 2 teeth; UCMP 119874, 2 teeth; UCMP 119875, five complete and partial teeth; UCMP 119876, one partial tooth and one denticle
Gnathostomata
  -
Mammalia
 Multituberculata - Cimolomyidae
Cimolomys gracilis Marsh 1889 multituberculate
 Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
? Neoplagiaulacidae indet. Ameghino 1890 multituberculate
 Multituberculata - Cimolodontidae
Cimolodon nitidus Marsh 1889 multituberculate
 Theriamorpha - Pediomyidae
"Pediomys hatcheri" = Protolambda hatcheri
"Pediomys hatcheri" = Protolambda hatcheri Osborn 1898 metatherian
 Theriamorpha - Alphadontidae
Alphadon sp.1 Simpson 1927 metatherian
Turgidodon rhaister1 Clemens 1966 metatherian
 Theriamorpha - Stagodontidae
Didelphodon vorax Marsh 1889 metatherian
Reptilia
  -
Reptilia indet.4 Laurenti 1768 reptile
 Testudinata - Baenidae
Palatobaena bairdi4 Gaffney 1972 turtle
 Testudines - Macrobaenidae
"Clemmys backmani" = Osteopygis backmani4
"Clemmys backmani" = Osteopygis backmani4 Russell 1934 turtle
 Testudines -
Cryptodira indet.4 Cope 1868 turtle
 Testudines - Chelydridae
? Chelydridae indet.4 Swainson 1839 turtle
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet.4 Gray 1825 softshell turtle
 Theropoda -
Theropoda indet.2 theropod
 Theropoda - Coeluridae
Coeluridae indet.4 Marsh 1881 coelurid
Aves
  -
Aves indet.4 Linnaeus 1758 bird
Reptilia
 Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae
? Dromaeosauridae indet.4 Colbert and Russell 1969 maniraptoran
Saurornitholestinae indet.5 Longrich and Currie 2009 maniraptoran
UCMP 187042–5
Richardoestesia cf. gilmorei5 Currie et al. 1990 maniraptoran
UCMP 119921
 Theropoda - Troodontidae
Troodontidae indet.4 Gilmore 1924 maniraptoran
Troodon sp.6 Leidy 1856 maniraptoran
UCMP 187057
 Theropoda -
Paronychodon lacustris4 Cope 1876 maniraptoran
 Theropoda - Caenagnathidae
Chirostenotes sp.4 Gilmore 1924 maniraptoran
 Theropoda - Tyrannosauridae
Tyrannosauridae indet.4 Osborn 1906 tyrannosaurid
 Ornithischia - Ceratopsidae
Ceratopsidae indet.4 Marsh 1888 ceratopsid
 Ornithischia -
Thescelosaurus sp.4 Gilmore 1913 ornithopod
 Ornithischia - Hadrosauridae
Hadrosauridae indet.4 Cope 1869 hadrosaurid
 Ornithischia - Nodosauridae
Edmontonia sp.4 Sternberg 1928 ankylosaur
 Loricata -
"Leidyosuchus sternbergi" = Borealosuchus sternbergii4
"Leidyosuchus sternbergi" = Borealosuchus sternbergii4 Gilmore 1910 crocodilian
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
 Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Brachychampsa montana4 Gilmore 1911 crocodilian
 Sauria -
Sauria indet.4 diapsid
 Choristodera -
Champsosaurus sp.4 Cope 1876 choristodere
Champsosaurus natator4 Parks 1933 choristodere
 Squamata -
Parasaniwa wyomingensis4 Gilmore 1928 squamates
Amphibia
 Caudata - Urodela
Urodela indet.4 salamander
Scapherpeton tectum4 Cope 1876 salamander
 Proteida - Batrachosauroididae
Opisthotriton kayi4 Auffenberg 1961 salamander
Osteichthyes
 Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae
Acipenser eruciferus4 Cope 1876 sturgeon
Actinopteri
 Esociformes - Esocidae
Estesesox foxi7 Wilson et al. 1992
 Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus sp.4 Agassiz 1843 gar
Lepisosteus occidentalis4 Leidy 1856 gar
 Amiiformes - Amiidae
Amia sp.4 Linnaeus 1766 bowfin
Amia uintaensis4 Leidy 1873 bowfin
Amia fragosa4 Jordan 1927 bowfin