Ferris Formation (UW V-92025) (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as Temple of the Cow

Where: Carbon County, Wyoming (41.9° N, 106.9° W: paleocoordinates 48.5° N, 84.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Ferris Formation, Puercan (66.0 - 63.3 Ma)

• said to be late Puercan

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the UW

Primary reference: J. J. Eberle and J. A. Lillegraven. 1998. A new important record of earliest Cenozoic mammalian history: geologic setting, Multituberculata, and Peradectia. Rocky Mountain Geology 33(1):3-47 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 14729: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 21.09.1998, edited by Matthew Carrano

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Loricata -
Eusuchia indet.3 Huxley 1875 crocodilian
UW 27296 ("Leidyosuchus")
 Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Allognathosuchus sp.3 Mook 1921 crocodilian
UW 26577
 Choristodera -
Champsosaurus sp.3 Cope 1876 choristodere
UW 27286
 Squamata -
Squamata indet.3 squamates
UW 27283
 Testudinata - Baenidae
Baenidae indet.3 Cope 1882 turtle
UW 27360
Mammalia
 Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae
Ptilodus cf. tsosiensis Sloan 1981 multituberculate
 Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Ectypodus sp. Matthew and Granger 1921 multituberculate
"B"
 Cimolesta - Cimolestidae
Procerberus sp. Sloan and Van Valen 1965 eutherian
Cimolestes sp. Marsh 1889 eutherian
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Valenia wilsoni2 Van Valen 1978 condylarth
 Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Baioconodon cf. denverensis Gazin 1941 condylarth
cf. Oxyclaenus sp. Cope 1884 condylarth
Oxyclaenus cuspidatus Cope 1884 condylarth
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Thylacodon cf. pusillus1 Matthew and Granger 1921 marsupial
Actinopteri
 Teleostei -
Teleostei indet.3
UW 27358
 Amiiformes - Amiidae
"Cyclurus fragosa" = Cyclurus fragosus3
"Cyclurus fragosa" = Cyclurus fragosus3 Jordan 1927 bowfin
UW 27262
 Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteidae indet.3 Cuvier 1825 gar
UW 27270
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp.3 Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
UW 27207