Badwater Locality 5 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Natrona County, Wyoming (43.2° N, 107.1° W: paleocoordinates 45.8° N, 95.5° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: lower Hendry Ranch Member (Wagon Bed ("Tepee Trail") Formation), Uintan (46.2 - 39.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: H. A. Tourtelot. 1957. Geology and Vertebrate Paleontology of Upper Eocene Strata in the Northeastern Part of the Wind River Basin, Wyoming. Part 1. Geology. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 134(4):1-37 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

PaleoDB collection 16513: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Ectypodus lovei10 Sloan 1966 multituberculate
 Theriamorpha - Peradectidae
"Nanodelphys cf. hunti" = Nanodelphys huntii11, Peradectes californicus11
"Nanodelphys cf. hunti" = Nanodelphys huntii11 Cope 1873 marsupial
Peradectes californicus11 Stock 1936 marsupial
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Herpetotherium knighti11, "Copedelphys innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum11
Herpetotherium knighti11 McGrew et al. 1959 marsupial
"Copedelphys innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum11 Simpson 1928 marsupial
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Hyopsodus uintensis9 Osborn 1902 condylarth
 Perissodactyla - Hyracodontidae
Epitriplopus uintensis4 Peterson 1919 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Amynodontidae
? Amynodontidae indet.4 Scott and Osborn 1883 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Heteraletes leotanus4 Peterson 1932 tapir
Colodon woodi4 Gazin 1956 tapir
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Epihippus gracilis4 Marsh 1871 horse
 Artiodactyla - Oromerycidae
Malaquiferus tourteloti3 Gazin 1955 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae
Leptotragulus medius3 Peterson 1919 protoceratid
Leptoreodon sp.3 Wortman 1898 protoceratid
 Artiodactyla - Agriochoeridae
Protoreodon cf. petersoni3, "Agriochoerus matthewi" = Diplobunops matthewi3
Protoreodon cf. petersoni3 Gazin 1955 agriochoerid
"Agriochoerus matthewi" = Diplobunops matthewi3 Peterson 1919 agriochoerid
 Artiodactyla - Dichobunidae
Dichobunidae indet.3 Gill 1872 even-toed ungulate
 Creodonta -
? Limnocyon sp.6 Marsh 1872 creodont
 Theriamorpha -
Tapocyon cf. robustus6 Peterson 1919 placental
 Theriamorpha - Geolabididae
Centetodon hendryi12 Lillegraven et al. 1981 placental
species "C" of Krishtalka and Setoguchi 1977
 Rodentia - Allomyidae
Spurimus selbyi2 Black 1971 rodent
 Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae
? Pseudocylindrodon sp.1 Burke 1935 rodent
DUPLICATE REF 1089 or 1090
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Leptotomus guildayi2 Black 1971 rodent
Rapamys wilsoni2 Black 1971 rodent
Manitshini indet.7 Simpson rodent
Microparamys dubius2 Wood 1949 rodent
see also Dawson 1974
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Mytonolagus petersoni5 Burke 1934 rabbit
 Primates - Omomyidae
Macrotarsius siegerti8, "Phenacolemur shifrae" = Walshina shifrae
Macrotarsius siegerti8 Robinson 1968 tarsier
"Phenacolemur shifrae" = Walshina shifrae Krishtalka 1978 tarsier