Fossil Lake Sample Site H-1: Wasatchian, Wyoming
collected by T. R. Finger 1993, 1995
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Priscachara sp.
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3 individuals | |||||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
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Aerugoamnis paulus n. gen., n. sp.
Henrici et al. 2013
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Henrici et al. 2013 | 1 individual | ||||||||
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Reptilia
- Pelecaniformes
- Threskiornithidae
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Vadaravis brownae n. gen., n. sp.
Smith et al. 2013
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Smith et al. 2013 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| FMNH PA 718 | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Osteoglossiformes
- Osteoglossidae
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Phareodus sp.
Leidy 1873
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6 individuals | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Hiodontiformes
- Hiodontidae
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Eohiodon sp.
Cavender 1966
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Perciformes
- Percidae
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Mioplosus sp.
Cope 1877
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21 individuals | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Percopsiformes
- Percopsidae
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Amphiplaga sp.
Cope 1877
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3 individuals | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Ellimmichthyiformes
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Diplomystus sp.
Cope 1877
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329 individuals | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Clupeiformes
- Clupeoidei
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Knightia sp.
Jordan 1907
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566 individuals | |||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Dasyatidae
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Heliobatis sp.
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1 individual | |||||||||
| synonym of Dasyatis | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Wyoming | County: | Lincoln |
| Coordinates: | 41.9° North, 110.7° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 47.0° North, 94.4° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Ypresian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
| Key time interval: | Wasatchian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 54.90000 - 50.50000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Green River | Member: | Fossil Butte | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: "late early Eocene" "F2 deposits" | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Lithology description: none given | |
| Environment: | lacustrine - large |
| Geology comments: "shallow-water, near-shore habitat" | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,adpression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Articulated whole bodies: | many |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | species names | ||
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | T. R. Finger | Collection dates: | 1993, 1995 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Thompson Ranch Quarry; Locality H of Grande and Buchheim | ||
| Database number: | 74617 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, P. Holroyd, G. Lloyd | Enterer: | J. Alroy, G. Lloyd, P. Holroyd | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2007-08-16 15:45:19 | Last modified: | 2007-08-16 18:45:19 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2007-08-16 15:45:19 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 25080. | T. R. Finger. 1998. A comparison of fish community structure along several paleoenvironments of Eocene Fossil Lake, Wyoming: a preliminary report. National Park Service Paleontological Research Vol. 3 Technical Report NPS/NRGRD/GRDTR-98/1 81-83 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] |
Secondary references:
| 62263 | A. C. Henrici, A. M. Báez, and L. Grande. 2013. Aerugoamnis paulus, New Genus and New Species (Anura: Anomocoela): First Reported Anuran from the Early Eocene (Wasatchian) Fossil Butte Member of the Green River Formation, Wyoming. Annals of Carnegie Museum 81(4):295-309 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] | |
| 71305 | N. D. Smith, L. Grande, and J. A. Clarke. 2013. A new species of Threskiornithidae-like bird (Aves, Ciconiiformes) from the Green River Formation (Eocene) of Wyoming. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33(2):363-381 [G. Lloyd/G. Lloyd] |