Hallelujah Hill: Tiffanian, Wyoming
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Multituberculata
- Ptilodontidae
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Ptilodus kummae
Krause 1977
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Mammalia
- Multituberculata
- Neoplagiaulacidae
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Neoplagiaulax sp.
Lemoine 1882
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Mesodma pygmaea
Sloan 1987
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| "M. sp. P of Krishtalka" (4 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Ectypodus cf. powelli
Jepsen 1940
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Mammalia
- Macroscelidea
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Scenopagus proavus
Winterfeld 1982
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= Diacocherus minutus
Jepsen 1930
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
| recombined as Adunator minutus | ||||||||||
| and "Adunator minutus" | ||||||||||
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Litolestes lacunatus
Gazin 1956
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= Litocherus lacunatus
Gazin 1956
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Macroscelidea
- Apheliscidae
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Litomylus ishami
Gazin 1956
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= Aletodon sp.
Gingerich 1977
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Gingerich 1983 | |||||||||
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Phenacodaptes sabulosus
Jepsen 1930
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Mammalia
- Phenacodontidae
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Ectocion cf. wyomingensis
(Gazin 1956)
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= Ectocion mediotuber
Thewissen 1990
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Thewissen 1990 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Procreodi
- Arctocyonidae
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Thryptacodon australis
Simpson 1935
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Claenodon mumak
(Van Valen 1978)
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= Arctocyon cf. mumak
Van Valen 1978
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
| synonym of Arctocyon acrogenius | ||||||||||
| said to "probably" be this species; i.d. confirmed by Secord 1998 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Nyctitheriidae
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Leptacodon cf. tener
Matthew and Granger 1921
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Mammalia
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Talpavoides dartoni
Bown and Schankler 1982
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| "new unnamed genus and species" of dormaaliid described by Bown and Schankler 1982; UW 9624, the type, is mentioned specifically by Winterfeld (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Pantolestidae
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Propalaeosinopa diluculi
(Simpson 1935)
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= Bessoecetor septentrionalis
Russell 1929
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Scott et al. 2002 | |||||||||
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Palaeosinopa sp.
Matthew 1901
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| "probably new" | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Carpolestidae
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Carpodaptes sp.
Matthew and Granger 1921
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= Carpolestinae indet.
Russell 1964
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Plesiadapidae
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Plesiadapis cf. churchilli
Gingerich 1975
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Nannodectes gidleyi
(Matthew 1917)
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Chiromyoides caesor
Gingerich 1973
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= Chiromyoides kesiwah
Beard et al. 2020
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Beard et al. 2020 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Paromomyidae
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Ignacius frugivorus
Matthew and Granger 1921
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Mammalia
- Proteutheria
- Palaeoryctidae
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Palaeoryctes sp.
Matthew 1913
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| two forms "B" and "C" both said to be new; a third palaeoryctid is also present | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Wyoming | County: | Sweetwater |
| Coordinates: | 41.7° North, 109.0° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 47.7° North, 89.5° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 | ||
| *Period: | Tertiary | ||
| Key time interval: | Tiffanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 60.90000 - 56.20000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Fort Union | ||
| Local section: | RockS | Local bed: | 181 m |
| Local order: | bottom to top |
Lithology and environment
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection size: | 156 specimens |
| Museum repositories: | UW |
| Taxonomic list comments:actual meter level "180 - 182" | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | UW V-77005 | ||
| Database number: | 14952 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, K. Beard | Enterer: | J. Alroy, K. Beard | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 1994-04-30 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2002-06-03 03:27:40 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1994-04-30 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 3716. | G. F. Winterfeld. 1982. Mammalian paleontology of the Fort Union Formation (Paleocene), eastern Rock Springs Uplift, Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 21(1):73-112 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 6294 | J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Kouvari] | |
| 72377 | K. C. Beard, M. F. Jones, N. A. Thurber and O. Sanisidro. 2020. Systematics and paleobiology of Chiromyoides (Mammalia, Plesiadapidae) from the upper Paleocene of western North America and western Europe. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1730389:1-22 [K. Beard/K. Beard/P. Mannion] | |
| 1652 | P. D. Gingerich. 1983. New Adapisoricidae, Pentacodontidae, and Hyopsodontidae (Mammalia, Insectivora and Condylarthra) from the late Paleocene ofWyoming and Colorado. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 26(11):227-255 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/P. Mannion] | |
| 3401 | J. G. M. Thewissen. 1990. Evolution of Paleocene and Eocene Phenacodontidae (Mammalia, Condylarthra). University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology 29:1-107 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/P. Mannion] |