Badwater Locality 6 (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 - 40.4 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 16517: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Jason Head and Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Ectypodus lovei11 Sloan 1966 multituberculate
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Microparamys dubius2 Wood 1949 rodent
see also Dawson 1974
Leptotomus guildayi2 Black 1971 rodent
Rapamys wilsoni2 Black 1971 rodent
 Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae
? Pseudocylindrodon sp.1 Burke 1935 rodent
DUPLICATE REF 1089 or 1090
Anomeomys lewisi3 Black 1974 rodent
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Mytonolagus petersoni6 Burke 1934 rabbit
 Primates - Omomyidae
"Phenacolemur shifrae" = Walshina shifrae, "Phenacolemur mcgrewi" = Walshina mcgrewi, Macrotarsius siegerti9
"Phenacolemur shifrae" = Walshina shifrae Krishtalka 1978 tarsier
"Phenacolemur mcgrewi" = Walshina mcgrewi Robinson 1968 tarsier
Macrotarsius siegerti9 Robinson 1968 tarsier
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Galericinae indet.15 Pomel 1848 hedgehog
 Theriamorpha - Geolabididae
Centetodon hendryi14 Lillegraven et al. 1981 placental
species "C" of Krishtalka and Setoguchi 1977
 Theriamorpha - Oligoryctidae
Oligoryctes sp.12 Hough 1956 placental
 Perissodactyla - Amynodontidae
? Amynodontidae indet.5 Scott and Osborn 1883 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Hyracodontidae
Epitriplopus uintensis5 Peterson 1919 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Heteraletes leotanus5 Peterson 1932 tapir
Colodon woodi5 Gazin 1956 tapir
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Epihippus gracilis5 Marsh 1871 horse
 Artiodactyla - Homacodontidae
Auxontodon sp.16 Gazin 1958 even-toed ungulate
(pers. comm. 5.4.94)
 Artiodactyla - Oromerycidae
Malaquiferus tourteloti4 Gazin 1955 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae
Leptoreodon sp.4 Wortman 1898 protoceratid
Leptotragulus medius4 Peterson 1919 protoceratid
 Artiodactyla - Agriochoeridae
Protoreodon cf. petersoni4, "Agriochoerus matthewi" = Diplobunops matthewi4
Protoreodon cf. petersoni4 Gazin 1955 agriochoerid
"Agriochoerus matthewi" = Diplobunops matthewi4 Peterson 1919 agriochoerid
 Placentalia -
Carnivora indet.7 Bowdich 1821 carnivoran
CM 19735, CM 16053, and cm 15583
 Theriamorpha -
Tapocyon cf. robustus7 Peterson 1919 placental
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Hyopsodus uintensis10 Osborn 1902 condylarth
 Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae
"Nyctitherium robinsoni" = Macrocranion robinsoni12
"Nyctitherium robinsoni" = Macrocranion robinsoni12 Krishtalka and Setoguchi 1977 elephant shrew
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
"Copedelphys innominata" = Herpetotherium innominatum13 Simpson 1928 marsupial
Herpetotherium knighti13 McGrew et al. 1959 marsupial
Herpetotherium marsupium13 Troxell 1923 marsupial
 Theriamorpha - Peradectidae
"Nanodelphys cf. hunti" = Nanodelphys huntii13, Peradectes californicus13
"Nanodelphys cf. hunti" = Nanodelphys huntii13 Cope 1873 marsupial
Peradectes californicus13 Stock 1936 marsupial
Reptilia
 Squamata - Tropidophiidae
Dunnophis indet.8 Hecht 1959 dwarf boa
 Squamata - Boidae
Dawsonophis wyomingensis n. gen. n. sp.8 boa
Boinae indet.8 Gray 1825 boa
 Squamata -
Boavus indet.8 Marsh 1871 snake
 Squamata - Loxocemidae
Ogmophis voorhiesi8 Holman 1977 Mexican burrowing snake
 Squamata -
Coniophis indet.8 Marsh 1892 snake