Elk Creek (580 m) (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as YPM 21, 25, 39, 55, 71a, 73, 75, 76, 77, 168, USGS D-1474 (575 m), 1337, 1346, 1431, 1435, 1468

Where: Big Horn County, Wyoming (44.5° N, 108.0° W: paleocoordinates 49.2° N, 90.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Willwood Formation, Wasatchian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: D. M. Schankler. 1980. Faunal Zonation of the Willwood Formation in the Central Bighorn Basin, Wyoming. University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology 24:99-114 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 15554: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

• YPM 55 is from Washakie County
Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Palaeictops bicuspis Cope 1880 eutherian
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
cf. Mytonomys coloradensis1 Wood 1962 rodent
Paramys cf. copei Loomis 1907 rodent
Paramys cf. excavatus Loomis 1907 rodent
 Rodentia - Sciuravidae
cf. Knightomys depressus Loomis 1907 rodent
 Primates - Microsyopidae
Microsyopidae indet.1 Osborn and Wortman 1892 primate
 Primates - Notharctidae
Cantius nunienus1, "Pelycodus abditus" = Cantius abditus
Cantius nunienus1 Cope 1881 primate
"Pelycodus abditus" = Cantius abditus Gingerich and Simons 1977 primate
 Primates - Paromomyidae
Phenacolemurinae indet. Simpson 1955 primate
"Phenacolemur sp. 2"
 Primates - Omomyidae
Absarokius abbotti Loomis 1906 tarsier
OK, B & R 87: Y-21, 25, 39, 55, 77, 168, USGS D-1337,1346, 1431, 1468, 1474
Absarokius metoecus2 Bown and Rose 1987 tarsier
Y-168
 Perissodactyla -
Heptodon calciculus Cope 1880 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Hyracotherium aemulor" = Arenahippus aemulor, "Hyracotherium grangeri" = Sifrhippus grangeri, "Hyracotherium cf. index" = Minippus index
"Hyracotherium aemulor" = Arenahippus aemulor Gingerich 1991 horse
"H. sp. 2"
"Hyracotherium grangeri" = Sifrhippus grangeri Gingerich 1989 horse
"H. sp. 1"
"Hyracotherium cf. index" = Minippus index Cope 1873 horse
 Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
"Phenacodus brachypternus" = Copecion brachypternus, Phenacodus vortmani
"Phenacodus brachypternus" = Copecion brachypternus Cope 1882 condylarth
Phenacodus vortmani Cope 1880 condylarth
 Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae
Diacodexis sp.1 Cope 1882 even-toed ungulate
Bunophorus sp.1 Sinclair 1914 even-toed ungulate
 Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Anacodon ursidens Cope 1882 condylarth
Chriacus gallinae Matthew and Granger 1915 condylarth
 Creodonta - Oxyaenidae
Oxyaena sp. Cope 1874 creodont
"intermedia/forcipata"
Ambloctonus sinosus Cope 1875 creodont
 Creodonta -
Didelphodus absarokae Cope 1881 creodont
 Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Prototomus sp. Cope 1874 creodont
"1"
 Theriamorpha - Viverravidae
Didymictis sp. Cope 1875 placental
"curtidens/lysitensis"
Viverravus sp. Marsh 1872 placental
"V. acutus/gracilis"
 Theriamorpha -
Oodectes sp.1 Wortman 1901 placental
Miacis sp.1 Cope 1872 placental
Uintacyon asodes Gazin 1952 placental
Vulpavus canavus Cope 1881 placental
Vulpavus australis Matthew and Granger 1915 placental
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Hyopsodus "latidens/miticulus" Leidy 1870 condylarth
"latidens/miticulus"
Hyopsodus "loomisi/minor" Leidy 1870 condylarth
"loomisi/minor"
Hyopsodus powellianus Cope 1884 condylarth
 Cimolesta - Apatemyidae
Labidolemur kayi3 Simpson 1929 eutherian
"Apatemys chardini/bellulus" DUPLICATE REF 1645 or 1646 or 1647 or 1648 or 1649
 Cimolesta - Esthonychidae
Esthonyx bisulcatus Cope 1874 tillodont