Tule Springs (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Uinta County, Wyoming (41.2° N, 110.5° W: paleocoordinates 45.2° N, 96.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: upper Member (Bridger Formation), Bridgerian (50.3 - 46.2 Ma)

• questionable member assignment

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. A. Lillegraven, M. C. McKenna, and L. Kristalka. 1981. Evolutionary relationships of middle Eocene and younger species of Centetodon (Mammalia, Insectivora, Geolabididae) with a description of the dentition of Ankylodon (Adapisoricidae). University of Wyoming Publication 45:1-115 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 16442: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995

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Taxonomic list

• shown on map of Wheeler 1961 at junction of Cottonwood Creek and Sage Creek, i.e., very close to Sage Creek White Layer in map of West 1976a
contra Lillegraven et al. 1981, this is not the same as Cattail Springs (see) and is actually well to the west of it
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Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Geolabididae
Centetodon pulcher
Centetodon pulcher Marsh 1872 placental
"probably in Bridger C"
 Dinocerata - Uintatheriidae
Uintatherium anceps
Uintatherium anceps Marsh 1871 uintathere
includes types of "Dinoceras reflexum" and "U. segne" from Bridger C or D based on geography