West Red Creek (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as UCM 80083

Where: Natrona County, Wyoming (43.2° N, 107.1° W: paleocoordinates 47.8° N, 90.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Red Creek Facies Member (Wind River Formation), Lostcabinian (55.8 - 50.3 Ma)

• said to be Lostcabinian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: R. K. Stucky. 1984. Revision of the Wind River faunas, early Eocene of central Wyoming. Part 5. Geology and biostratigraphy of the upper part of the Wind River Formation, northeastern Wind River Basin. Annals of Carnegie Museum 53(9):231-294 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 16076: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

• NISP 8
Mammalia
 Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Thryptacodon antiquus Matthew and Granger 1915 condylarth
 Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae
Hyracotherium vasacciense Cope 1872 odd-toed ungulate
 Rodentia - Sciuravidae
Knightomys depressus Loomis 1907 rodent
 Primates - Microsyopidae
Microsyops cf. scottianus Cope 1881 primate
 Primates - Notharctidae
Notharctus cf. venticolus Osborn 1902 primate
 Primates - Omomyidae
Artimonius witteri Morris 1954 tarsier
 Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae
Coryphodon sp. Owen 1845 pantodont