Narcissus (TMP locality L2395): Torrejonian, Canada
collected by Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia - Mixodectidae
Eudaemonema bohachae n. sp. Scott et al. 2013
TMP 2011.090.0005 - type (incomplete left dentary with m2); referred specimens: TMP 2011.090.0155 (RP4), TMP 2010.097.0075 and TMP 2011.090.0358 (LM1), TMP 2010.097.0131 and TMP 2011.090.0116 (LM2), TMP 2011.090.0264 (incomplete Rm1) and TMP 2010.097.0052 (Lm3)
Mammalia - Dermoptera
Elpidophorus minor Simpson 1937
TMP 2010.097.0056 (RM1)
Mammalia - Primates - Paromomyidae
Ignacius cf. frugivorus Matthew and Granger 1921
TMP 2011.090.0010 (LM2)
Ignacius fremontensis (Gazin 1971)
TMP 2011.090.0378 (LM1)
Mammalia - Primates - Palaechthonidae
Plesiolestes problematicus Jepsen 1930
TMP 2011.090.0241 (RM1)
Mammalia - Primates - Plesiadapidae
Pronothodectes matthewi Gidley 1923
TMP 2011.090.0296 (incomplete left maxilla with M1–2), TMP 2011.090.0297 (RM2) and TMP 2011.090.0002 (Lm2)
Mammalia - Viverravidae
Bryanictis microlestes (Simpson 1935)
TMP 2011.090.0176 (RP4), TMP 2010.097.0035 (RM1) and TMP 2011.090.0321 (incomplete Rm1)
Mammalia - Acreodi - Triisodontidae
cf. Goniacodon levisanus (Cope 1883)
TMP 2011.090.0377 (RM1)
Mammalia - Acreodi - Oxyclaenidae
Prothryptacodon cf. furens Simpson 1935
TMP 2010.097.0115 (LM2)
Mammalia - Phenacodontidae
Tetraclaenodon puercensis (Cope 1881)
TMP 2010.097.0093 (LDP4) and TMP 2010.097.0006 (incomplete Rdp4)
Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Arctocyon ferox (Cope 1883)
TMP 2010.097.0004 (incomplete LM2)
Chriacus punitor (Simpson 1935)
TMP 2011.090.0008 (incomplete LM1) and TMP 2010.097.0103 (Rp4)
Mammalia - Pantolestidae
Bessoecetor septentrionalis (Russell 1929)
TMP 2011.090.0265 (LM1) and TMP 2011.090.0187 (Lm2)
Mammalia - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Promioclaenus thnetus Scott et al. 2013
TMP 2010.097.0152 (LP4), TMP 2011.090.0246 , TMP 2011.090.0131 and TMP 2011.090.0309 (RM1), TMP 2011.090.0219 (LM2), TMP 2011.090.0310 (p2), TMP 2011.090.0019 (Rp4), TMP 2011.090.0049 (incomplete left dentary with p2 and incomplete p3), TMP 2011.090.0238 (Lm3), TMP 2011.090.0258 (incomplete Rm3)
Mammalia - Pentacodontidae
Aphronorus fraudator Simpson 1935
TMP 2010.097.0049 (RP4), TMP 2011.090.0324 (incomplete LP4), TMP 2010.097.0128 (LM2), TMP 2010.097.0119 (RM2), TMP 2010.097.0092 (Lp4), TMP 2011.090.0003 (Rp4), TMP 2010.097.0116 (incomplete Rp4), TMP 2011.090.0320 (Rdp4), TMP 2010.097.0012 (Lm1), TMP 2010.097.0129 and TMP 2010.097.0082 (Rm2)
Aphronorus bearspawensis n. sp. Scott et al. 2013
TMP 2011.090.0004 - type (LP4); referred specimens: TMP 2011.090.0340 (RM1), TMP 2010.097.0140 and TMP 2011.090.0022 (LM2), TMP 2010.097.0011 (Lp4) and TMP 2010.097.0127 (Lm1 or m2)
Mammalia - Multituberculata - Microcosmodontidae
Alopocosmodon hadrus n. gen., n. sp. Scott et al. 2013
TMP 2011.090.0236 - holotype (RM1); referred specimens: TMP 2011.090.0376 (RP4), TMP 2011.090.0043 and TMP 2010.097.0145 (LM1), and TMP 2011.090.0009 (Rm1)
Mammalia - Multituberculata - Taeniolabididae
Catopsalis kakwa Scott et al. 2018
Scott et al. 2018
TMP 2010.097.0015, 0020 and 0037
Mammalia - Multituberculata - Eucosmodontidae
Stygimys cf. jepseni (Simpson 1935)
TMP 2011.090.0326 (Rm1)
Mammalia - Multituberculata - Cimolodontidae
Anconodon gidleyi (Simpson 1935)
TMP 2011.090.0371 (LP4)
Mammalia - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Parectypodus sinclairi (Simpson 1935)
TMP 2010.097.0019 (LP4), TMP 2011.090.0130 (LP4) and TMP 2011.090.0205 (incomplete LP4)
Mammalia - Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae
Ptilodus wyomingensis Jepsen 1940
TMP 2011.090.0025 and TMP 2010.097.0042 (P2 or P3), TMP 2010.097.0121 (LP4), TMP 2011.090.0323 (incomplete LP4), TMP 2011.090.0252 (incomplete P4), TMP 2011.090.0044 (LM1), TMP 2011.090.0001 (incomplete right dentary with p3–4), TMP 2011.090.0128 (incomplete left dentary with P4), TMP 2010.097.0029 and TMP 2011.090.0014 (incomplete LP4), TMP 2011.090.0373 (incomplete Rp4) and TMP 2010.097.0126 (Lm1)
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:Alberta County:Rocky View
Coordinates: 51.1° North, 114.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:58.3° North, 89.6° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Paleocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 1
Key time interval:Torrejonian
Age range of interval:63.80000 - 60.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Porcupine Hills
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Middle Torrejonian (To2)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:massive sandstone
Secondary lithology: claystone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Caliche and clay clast lags at the base of massively bedded sandstones
Environment:channel lag
Geology comments: Semi-arid conditions
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:TMP
Collectors:Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
Metadata
Also known as:Bearspaw local fauna; Bow river
Database number:143200
Authorizer:P. Mannion Enterer:P. Mannion
Modifier:P. Mannion Research group:vertebrate
Created:2013-04-19 22:52:23 Last modified:2018-06-22 04:06:46
Access level:the public Released:2013-04-19 22:52:23
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
46399. C. S. Scott, D. N. Spivak, and A. R. Sweet. 2013. First mammals from the Paleocene Porcupine Hills Formation of southwestern Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 50:355-378 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]

Secondary references:

66089 C. S. Scott, A. Weil, and J. M. Theodor. 2018. A new, diminutive species of Catopsalis (Mammalia, Multituberculata, Taeniolabidoidea) from the early Paleocene of southwestern Alberta, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 92(5):896-910 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion/P. Mannion]