Ferris Formation (UW V-92031) (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as Son of Kissoff

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 middle Puercan

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Size class: mesofossils

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 14731: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 21.09.1998

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Ectypodus sp.
Ectypodus sp. Matthew and Granger 1921 multituberculate
"A"
 Acreodi - Triisodontidae
Eoconodon sp.
Eoconodon sp. Matthew and Granger 1921 placental
 Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Arctocyonidae indet., Loxolophus cf. hyattianus
Arctocyonidae indet. Murray 1866 condylarth
Loxolophus cf. hyattianus Cope 1885 condylarth
 Theriamorpha - Periptychidae
Oxyacodon cf. agapetillus, Mithrandir gillianus
Oxyacodon cf. agapetillus Cope 1884 condylarth
Mithrandir gillianus Cope 1882 condylarth