Douglas Area Brule (5-6a) (Oligocene of the United States)

Where: Converse County, Wyoming (42.9° N, 105.2° W: paleocoordinates 44.2° N, 97.1° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Brule Formation, Orellan (33.9 - 33.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: E. Evanoff, D. R. Prothero, and R. H. Lander. 1992. Elocene-Oligocene climatic change in North America: The White River Formation near Douglass, East-Central Wyoming. 116-130 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 17104: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994

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Taxonomic list

• from c. 7 meters above tuff 5 to tuff 6a - the "Black Marker" of Wang 1994 appears to be tuff 6a
not clear from figure if L. evansi is really in this zone
Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Leptictis dakotensis Leidy 1868 eutherian
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Ischyromys sp.1 Leidy 1856 rodent
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
"Scottimus viduus" = Willeumys viduus
"Scottimus viduus" = Willeumys viduus Korth 1981 mouse
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Palaeolagus haydeni Leidy 1856 rabbit
Palaeolagus intermedius Matthew 1899 rabbit
Litolagus molidens Dawson 1958 rabbit
may include type of Dawson 1958 from LNZ 6.5 mi SE of Douglas
Megalagus turgidus Cope 1873 rabbit
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Poebrotherium eximium Hay 1902 camel
see also Prothero 1996d
Poebrotherium wilsoni Leidy 1847 camel
"Poebrotherium labiatum" = Paratylopus labiatus Cope 1881 camel
see also Prothero 1996d
 Artiodactyla - Hypertragulidae
Hypertragulus calcaratus Cope 1873 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Leptomerycidae
Leptomeryx speciosus Lambe 1908 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
"Merycoidodon culbertsoni" = Merycoidodon culbertsonii, Miniochoerus chadronensis, "Pseudocyclopidius orellaensis n. sp." = Leptauchenia decora
"Merycoidodon culbertsoni" = Merycoidodon culbertsonii Leidy 1848 oreodont
Miniochoerus chadronensis Schultz and Falkenbach 1956 oreodont
"Pseudocyclopidius orellaensis n. sp." = Leptauchenia decora Leidy 1856 oreodont
"Zone A... 'nodular layer above white layer' 9 mi. SE of Douglas"; also "8 miles southeast of Douglas, 15 feet above nodular layer" (could be above tuff 6a)
 Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Hyaenodon crucians Leidy 1853 creodont
Hyaenodon horridus Leidy 1853 creodont
 Carnivora - Palaeogalidae
Palaeogale sectoria1 Gervais 1848 carnivoran
 Carnivora - Canidae
Hesperocyon gregarius2 Cope 1873 canid
various localities 30 and 55 ft above PWL and 3 and 30 ft below "Black Ash"