Fossil Butte National Monument: Bridgerian, Wyoming
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Geoemydidae
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Echmatemys naomi
Hay 1908
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| FOBU 14014, articulated skeleton | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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Hadrianus corsoni
(Leidy 1871)
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| FOBU 14015, hatchling turtle | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Wyoming |
| Coordinates: | 41.9° North, 110.8° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 45.9° North, 97.0° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 | ||
| Key time interval: | Bridgerian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 50.50000 - 46.20000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | life position |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | excellent |
| Articulated whole bodies: | many |
| Associated major elements: | all |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Collection size: | 4 individuals |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: FOBU, Fossil Butte National Monument, Kemmerer, Wyoming, USA | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 206092 | ||
| Authorizer: | E. Vlachos | Enterer: | E. Vlachos |
| Created: | 2019-10-30 16:30:39 | Last modified: | 2019-10-30 16:30:39 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2019-10-30 16:30:39 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 70707. | A. J. Lichtig, S. E. Jasinski, and S. G. Lucas. 2019. Eocene North American Testudinidae and Geoemydidae (Reptilia, Testudines): A re-evaluation of their alpha taxonomy, ecology and origin. Proceedings of the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Geosciences 1-6 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] |