Dairy Creek (Paleocene of the United States)
Where: Sanpete County, Utah (39.1° N, 111.8° W: paleocoordinates 46.6° N, 90.4° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: North Horn Formation, Puercan (66.0 - 63.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: S. F. Robison. 1986. Paleocene (Puercan-Torrejonian) mammalian faunas of the North Horn Formation, central Utah. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 33(1):87-133 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
PaleoDB collection 14692: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• about 180 m below upper contact of Fm.
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unclassified | |
Actinopteri | |
cf. Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843 gar | |
Reptilia | |
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cf. Allognathosuchus sp. Mook 1921 crocodilian | |
Champsosaurus sp. Cope 1876 choristodere | |
Hoplochelys sp. Hay 1908 mud turtle | |
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Compsemys victa Leidy 1856 turtle | |
Mammalia | |
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Loxolophus cf. spiekeri Gazin 1938 condylarth
Oxyclaenus pugnax Simpson 1935 condylarth | |
Periptychus coarctatus, Ectoconus symbolus, Ectoconus ditrigonus, Anisonchus athelas, Anisonchus onostus, Haploconus sp., Haploconus elachistus, Oxyacodon apiculatus
Ectoconus symbolus Gazin 1941 condylarth
Ectoconus ditrigonus Cope 1882 condylarth
Anisonchus athelas Van Valen 1978 condylarth
Anisonchus onostus Gazin 1939 condylarth
Haploconus sp. Cope 1882 condylarth
Haploconus elachistus Gazin 1941 condylarth
Oxyacodon apiculatus Osborn and Earle 1895 condylarth | |
Ptilodus cf. tsosiensis Sloan 1981 multituberculate |