Paul's Locality (UMNH VP Loc. 10): Early/Lower Campanian, Utah

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes indet. Huxley 1880
Mammalia - Spalacotheriidae
Symmetrodontoides sp. Fox 1976
Eaton et al. 1999 3 specimens
DUPLICATE REF 1413 or 1414 or 1415
Symmetrodontoides cf. foxi Cifelli and Madsen 1986
Eaton 2006 1 specimen
UMNH 14062
Mammalia
cf. Aenigmadelphys sp. Cifelli and Johanson 1994
Eaton 2006 1 specimen
UMNH 14051
cf. Anchistodelphys sp. Cifelli 1990
Eaton 2006 1 specimen
UMNH 7482
Mammalia - Pediomyidae
Pediomyidae indet. (Simpson 1927)
Eaton et al. 1999 1 specimen
DUPLICATE REF 1413 or 1414 or 1415; UMNH 5629
    = "Pediomys" sp. Marsh 1889
Eaton 2006
Mammalia - Alphadontidae
Alphadon informal sp. A Simpson 1927
Eaton et al. 1999
    = Alphadontidae indet. Marshall et al. 1990
Alroy 2002
form A: NISP unclear but "few" and at least two DUPLICATE REF 1413 or 1414 or 1415
cf. Turgidodon sp. Cifelli 1990
Eaton 2006 1 specimen
UMNH 14030
"Alphadon" cf. clemensi Eaton 1993
Eaton 2006 5 specimens
recombined as Eoalphadon clemensi
UMNH 5118, 6943, 7639, 14068, 14086
Alphadon informal sp. B Simpson 1927
Eaton et al. 1999
    = Alphadontidae indet. Marshall et al. 1990
Alroy 2002
form B: NISP unclear but "few" and at least two DUPLICATE REF 1413 or 1414 or 1415
    = cf. Varalphadon sp. Johanson 1996
Eaton 2006
UMNH 14043, 5142
Mammalia
"Alphadon" sp. Simpson 1927
Eaton 2006 1 specimen
UMNH 14057
    = cf. Protalphadon sp. Cifelli 1990
Titus et al. 2016
Mammalia - Picopsidae
cf. Picopsis sp. Fox 1980
Eaton et al. 1999 1 specimen
DUPLICATE REF 1413 or 1414 or 1415; UMNH 5140
    = cf. Picopsis informal sp. A Fox 1980
Eaton 2006
cf. Picopsis informal sp. B Fox 1980
Eaton 2006 1 specimen
UMNH 14037
Picopsis sp. Fox 1980
Eaton 2006 1 specimen
UMNH 5144
Mammalia - Multituberculata
Cedaromys cf. hutchisoni
Eaton 2006 17 specimens
UMNH 5623, 2631, 6907, 6918, 6933, 6944, 7483, 7488, 13642-3, 13652-3, 14029, 14032, 14034, 14041, 14075
Cedaromys sp. Eaton and Cifelli 2001
Eaton 2006 1 specimen
UMNH 6922
Bryceomys sp. Eaton 1995
Eaton et al. 1999 2 specimens
DUPLICATE REF 1413 or 1414 or 1415; UMNH 14059
Mammalia - Multituberculata - Cimolomyidae
Meniscoessus intermedius Fox 1976
Eaton et al. 1999 1 specimen
DUPLICATE REF 1413 or 1414 or 1415
? Cimolomys sp. Marsh 1889
Eaton et al. 1999 2 specimens
DUPLICATE REF 1413 or 1414 or 1415; UMNH 6919, 14050
Cimolomys sp. Marsh 1889
Eaton 2006 4 specimens
UMNH 6908, 13646, 13657, 14063
Mammalia - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Mesodma cf. minor Eaton 2002
Eaton 2006 9 specimens
recombined as Filikomys minor
UMNH 5110-1, 6917, 6920, 7486, 13671, 14025-6, 14044
Mammalia - Multituberculata - Cimolodontidae
Cimolodon nitidus Marsh 1889
Eaton et al. 1999 3 specimens
DUPLICATE REF 1413 or 1414 or 1415; UMNH 5106, 6915, 5917
    = Cimolodon cf. nitidus Marsh 1889
Eaton 2006
Cimolodon similis Fox 1971
Eaton et al. 1999 6 specimens
DUPLICATE REF 1413 or 1414 or 1415; UMNH 5613, 5615, 6914, 14028, 14045
Cimolodon aff. similis Fox 1971
Eaton et al. 1999 11 specimens
DUPLICATE REF 1413 or 1414 or 1415
Cimolodon wardi n. sp. Eaton 2006
Eaton 2006 9 specimens
UMNH 5620, 6904, 6911, 6913, 6916, 6929, 14027, 14036
Mammalia - Multituberculata
? Cimexomys sp. Sloan and Van Valen 1965
Eaton 2006 2 specimens
UMNH 14039, 14079
Paracimexomys sp. Archibald 1982
Eaton et al. 1999 9 specimens
DUPLICATE REF 1413 or 1414 or 1415; UMNH 6903, 6906
    = cf. Paracimexomys sp. Archibald 1982
Eaton 2006
Reptilia
Compsemys sp. Leidy 1856
Naomichelys sp. Hay 1908
Reptilia - Testudines
Chelonia indet. (Latreille 1800)
synonym of Testudines
Reptilia - Chamopsiidae
Chamops segnis Marsh 1892
Leptochamops denticulatus (Gilmore 1928)
Meniscognathus cf. altmani Estes 1964
Reptilia - Globauridae
Contogenys cf. sloani Estes 1969
Reptilia
Litakis gilmorei Estes 1964
Reptilia - Anguidae
Odaxosaurus cf. piger (Gilmore 1928)
Reptilia - Hadrosauridae
Hadrosauridae indet. Cope 1869
Reptilia - Tyrannosauridae
? Tyrannosauridae indet. Osborn 1906
? Aublysodon sp. Leidy 1868
nomen dubium belonging to Tyrannosauridae
Reptilia - Dromaeosauridae
cf. Dromaeosauridae indet. Colbert and Russell 1969
Amphibia - Temnospondyli
Anura indet. (Fischer von Waldheim 1813)
Titus et al. 2016
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Albanerpetontidae
Albanerpetontidae indet. Fox and Naylor 1982
Titus et al. 2016
Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Elopidae
Elopidae indet. Bonaparte 1846
Chondrichthyes
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Utah County:Iron
Coordinates: 37.6° North, 112.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:45.8° North, 84.2° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Campanian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 7
*Epoch:Senonian
*Local age/stage:Santonian - Aquilan
Key time interval:Early/Lower Campanian
Age range of interval:83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Wahweap Member:Reynolds Point
Local section:CedCn Local bed:396 m
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: orig. said to be Santonian to Aquilan; basal part of formation, 21 m above Drip Tank Fm.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: mudstone
Secondary lithology: sandstone
Environment:fluvial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,sieve,field collection
Collection size:43 specimens
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Taxonomic list comments:formation unnamedgenerically identifiable NISP 43+
Metadata
Also known as:MNA 1417
Database number:14421
Authorizer:J. Alroy, M. Carrano, P. Holroyd Enterer:J. Alroy, M. Carrano, P. Holroyd
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2002-05-15 00:00:00 Last modified:2023-07-25 12:08:21
Access level:the public Released:2002-05-15 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
1414. J. G. Eaton, S. Diem, J. D. Archibald, C. Schierup, and H. Munk. 1999. Vertebrate paleontology of the Upper Cretaceous rocks of the Markagunt Plateau, southwestern Utah. In D. D. Gillette (ed.), Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah, Utah Geological Survey Miscellaneous Publication 99-1:323-333 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

6294 J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Kouvari]
17864 J. G. Eaton. 2006. Late Cretaceous mammals from Cedar Canyon, southwestern Utah. In S. G. Lucas and R. M. Sullivan (eds.), Late Cretaceous Vertebrates from the Western Interior. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 35:373-402 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/M. Carrano]
1413 J. G. Eaton, R. L. Cifelli, J. H. Hutchison, J. I. Kirkland, and J. M. Parrish. 1999. Cretaceous vertebrate faunas from the Kaiparowits Plateau, south-central Utah. In D. D. Gillette (ed.), Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah. Utah Geological Survey Miscellaneous Publication 99-1:345-353 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano]
61882 A. L. Titus, J. G. Eaton, and J. J. W. Sertich. 2016. Late Cretaceous stratigraphy and vertebrate faunas of the Markagunt, Paunsaugunt, and Kaiparowits plateaus, southern Utah. Geology of the Intermountain West 3:229-291 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]