Turtle Basin: Duchesnean, Utah

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes
? Dasyatidae indet. Jordan 1888
    = Saltirius utahensis n. gen., n. sp. Cook et al. 2014
Cook et al. 2014
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes indet. Huxley 1880
Mammalia - Rodentia - Heliscomyidae
Heliscomyidae indet. Korth et al. 1991
said to be a new genus; table lists "Heteromyidae" but this is clearly an error
    = Passaliscomys priscus n. gen., n. sp. Korth and Eaton 2004
Korth and Eaton 2004
Mammalia - Rodentia
Griphomys alecer Wilson 1940
    = Griphomys sp. Wilson 1940
Korth and Eaton 2004
"appears distinct from any previously described species based on its smaller size"
Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae
Metanoiamys cf. lacus (Storer 1987)
    = Metanoiamys lacus Storer 1987
Korth and Eaton 2004
Protadjidaumo sp. Burke 1934
    = cf. Orelladjidaumo sp. Korth 1989
Korth and Eaton 2004
this genus is said by Korth and Eaton to be absent from this fauna, but there are no explicit reidentifications.
Litoyoderimys sp. Emry and Korth 1993
said to be new
    = Cristadjidaumo mckennai n. gen., n. sp. Korth and Eaton 2004
Korth and Eaton 2004
Paradjidaumo cf. alberti Russell 1954
Mammalia - Rodentia - Simimyidae
cf. Simimys sp. Wilson 1935
Korth and Eaton 2004
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae
Brontotheriidae indet. (Marsh 1873)
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Helaletidae
? Helaletidae indet. Osborn 1892
Mammalia - Anthracotheriidae
Heptacodon sp. Marsh 1894
Aepinacodon sp. Troxell 1921
Mammalia - Carnivora
Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821
Mammalia
Peradectidae indet. Crochet 1979
    = Peratherium cf. innominatum Simpson 1928
Korth and Eaton 2004
recombined as Herpetotherium innominatum
assumed to be a reidentification, not a separate occurrence
Reptilia - Testudines - Chelydridae
Chelydridae indet. Swainson 1839
Reptilia - Testudines - Kinosternoidea
Baptemys sp. Leidy 1870
said to be new
Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Bataguridae indet. Gray 1870
spelled with current rank as Batagurinae
Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae
"Rhinoclemys" sp. Fitzinger 1835
said to be new
Echmatemys sp. Hay 1906
said to be new
Reptilia - Testudines - Carettochelyidae
Carettochelyidae indet. Gill 1889
"Anosteira sp. or Pseudanosteira sp."
Reptilia - Testudines
Plastomenus sp. Cope 1873
Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Apalone sp. Rafinesque 1832
Reptilia
Alligator sp. Daudin 1809
Neornithes indet. Gadow 1893
Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteidae indet. Cuvier 1825
Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae
Amia uintensis
Actinopteri - Esociformes - Esocidae
Esocidae indet. (Cuvier 1817)
Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Catostomidae
cf. Catostomidae indet.
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ictaluridae
Ictaluridae indet. Gill 1861
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Utah County:Garfield
Coordinates: 37.8° North, 111.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.0° North, 102.6° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Bartonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
*Period:Tertiary *Local age/stage:Duchesnean
Key time interval:Duchesnean
Age range of interval:40.40000 - 37.20000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:"Brian Head"
Stratigraphy comments: said to be Duchesnean
Lithology and environment
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Taxonomic list comments:field area includes Garfield and Kane counties, but arrow on map points to a location well within the formercomposite of several localities spanning at least 60 m
Metadata
Database number:16877
Authorizer:J. Alroy, J. Marcot, P. Holroyd Enterer:J. Alroy, J. Marcot, P. Holroyd
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:vertebrate
Created:1999-10-13 00:00:00 Last modified:2005-08-25 13:53:19
Access level:the public Released:1999-10-13 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

1415. J. G. Eaton, J. H. Hutchison, P. A. Holroyd, W. W. Korth, and P. M. Goldstrand. 1999. Vertebrates of the Turtle Basin local fauna, Middle Eocene, Sevier Plateau, south-central Utah. Utah Geological Survey Miscellaneous Publication 99-1:463-468 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/E. Vlachos]

Secondary references:

64997 T. D. Cook, J. G. Eaton, M. G. Newbrey and M. V. H. Wilson. 2014. A new genus and species of freshwater stingray (Myliobatiformes, Dasyatoidea) from the latest middle Eocene of Utah, U.S.A. Journal of Paleontology 88(3):497-503 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/M. Uhen]
57390 W. W. Korth and J. G. Eaton. 2004. Rodents and a Marsupial (Mammalia) From the Duchesnean (Eocene) Turtle Basin Local Fauna, Sevier Plateau, Utah. Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History 36:109-119 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]