Reeves Bonebed (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as TMM 40209; Little Egypt L.F. in part

Where: Presidio County, Texas (29.9° N, 104.2° W: paleocoordinates 31.3° N, 96.7° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Chadronian (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the TMM

Primary reference: J. A. Wilson. 1977. Stratigraphic Occurrence and Correlation of Early Tertiary Vertebrate Faunas Trans-Pecos Texas. Part I: Vieja Area. Texas Memorial Museum Bulletin 25:1-42 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

PaleoDB collection 17016: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

• underlies Bracks Rhyolite, dated by Prothero and Swisher 1992 at 36.67 +/- 0.04 Ma using SCLF AA on sanidine, and 36.73 +/- 0.13 Ma (AA) by Henry et al. 1994 (see Prothero 1996b); average is 36.70
"Hyaenodon sp." is apparently Hyaenodon cf. horridus from TMM 41025 (see), "same level as Reeves bonebed"; described by Gustafson 1986b

"Hyracodon sp." is omitted and not discussed by Wilson and Schiebout 1984
Gastropoda
 Stylommatophora - Camaenidae
  - Helminthoglyptidae
Xerarionta waltmilleri n. sp.3 Roth 1984 cactus snail
Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Leptictis wilsoni n. sp. Novacek 1976 eutherian
see Novacek 1976
 Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae
Menops bakeri1 Stovall 1948 brontothere
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Mesohippus texanus McGrew 1971 anchitheriine horse
not described by McGrew 1971
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Colodon stovalli4 Wilson and Schiebout 1984 tapir
 Artiodactyla - Agriochoeridae
Agriochoerus antiquus Leidy 1850 agriochoerid
not described by Wilson 1971a
 Artiodactyla - Oromerycidae
Eotylopus cf. reedi Matthew 1910 even-toed ungulate
described by Wilson 1974
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
"Merycoidodon dunagani n. sp." = Aclistomycter dunagani, Bathygenys reevesi n. sp.
"Merycoidodon dunagani n. sp." = Aclistomycter dunagani Wilson 1971 oreodont
see Wilson 1971a
Bathygenys reevesi n. sp. Wilson 1971 oreodont
see Wilson 1971a
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Brachyrhynchocyon dodgei2, "Miacis cognitus n. sp." = Gustafsonia cognita2
Brachyrhynchocyon dodgei2 Scott 1898 bear-dog
"Miacis cognitus n. sp." = Gustafsonia cognita2 Gustafson 1986 bear-dog
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Pseudotomus johanniculi1 Wood 1974 rodent
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
Aulolithomys cf. bounites Black 1965 rodent
see Wood 1974
 Rodentia - Eutypomyidae
Eutypomys inexpectatus n. sp. Wood 1974 rodent
see Wood 1974
 Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae
Pseudocylindrodon neglectus Burke 1935 rodent
see Wood 1974
Cylindrodon sp.1 Douglass 1902 rodent
Ardynomys occidentalis Burke 1936 rodent
see Wood 1974