Wind River Formation
Appearance
Wind River Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Paleogene | |
Type | Geological formation |
Location | |
Region | Wyoming |
Country | United States |
The Wind River Formation is a geologic formation in Wyoming in the Wind River Basin. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period. A recent study by Stanford suggests that fracking has contaminated the entire ground water resource in the basin.[1]
Fossil content
[edit]Mammals
[edit]Apatotheres
[edit]Apatotheres reported from the Wind River Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Apatemys | A. bellulus | Lost Cabin Member.[2] | Also found in the Willwood Formation.[2] |
Cimolestans
[edit]Cimolestans reported from the Wind River Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Palaeosinopa | P. incerta | Lost Cabin Member.[2] | A pantolestid also known from the Willwood and San Jose formations .[2] | ||
P. sp. | Lost Cabin Member.[3] | A pantolestid. |
Leptictids
[edit]Leptictids reported from the Wind River Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Palaeictops | P. bicuspis | Lost Cabin Member.[2] | Also known from the Willwood Formation.[2] |
Primatomorphs
[edit]Primatomorphs reported from the Wind River Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Absarokius | A. sp. | Cottonwood Creek, Lysite Member.[3] | An omomyid. | ||
Arapajovius | A. cf. gazini | [3] | |||
Copelemur | C. feretutus | Lysite Member.[3] | "ACM 4326, an isolated right M1".[3] | A notharctine. |
Rodents
[edit]Rodents reported from the Wind River Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Paramys | P. sp. | Lost Cabin Member.[3] | "ACM 327, a right mandible with M1 through M3 and partial P4".[3] |
Ungulates
[edit]Ungulates reported from the Wind River Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Diacodexis | D. secans | AMNH 4899 (left and right P4-M3).[3] | A dichobunid. |
Reptiles
[edit]Squamates
[edit]Squamates reported from the Wind River Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Ototriton | O. solidus | Lysite Member.[4] | ACM 3539.[4] | A worm lizard. | |
Protorhineura | P. hatcherii | [4] | A worm lizard also known from the Brule & White River formations. | ||
Spathorhynchus | S. fossorium | [4] | A worm lizard also known from the Bridger Formation. |
Invertebrates
[edit]Insects
[edit]Insects reported from the Wind River Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Phyllocnistis | Near Dubois, Wyoming.[5] | Mine on a leaflet impression of Cedrela.[5] |
Plants
[edit]Plants reported from the Wind River Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Cedrela | Near Dubois, Wyoming.[5] | Leaflet impression.[5] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Fracking Can Contaminate Drinking Water". Scientific American.
- ^ a b c d e f Bown, T.; Schankler, David M. (1982). "A review of the Proteutheria and Insectivora of the Willwood Formation (Lower Eocene), Bighorn Basin, Wyoming". doi:10.3133/B1523. S2CID 127861247.
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(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h Johnson, Edward (2005-06-01). "A New Early Eocene Mammalian Fauna from the Great Divide Basin, Southwestern Wyoming: Vertebrate Paleontology, Paleoclimatology, and Biostratigraphy". Masters Theses.
- ^ a b c d Hembree, Daniel I. (April 30, 2007). "Phylogenetic revision of Rhineuridae (Reptilia: Squamata: Amphisbaenia) from the Eocene to Miocene of North America". The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions (15): 1–20. doi:10.17161/PCNS.1808.3763. hdl:1808/3763. S2CID 59354440.
- ^ a b c d Hickey, Leo J.; Hodges, Ronald W. (1975-08-29). "Lepidopteran Leaf Mine from the Early Eocene Wind River Formation of Northwestern Wyoming". Science. 189 (4204): 718–720. Bibcode:1975Sci...189..718H. doi:10.1126/science.189.4204.718. ISSN 0036-8075.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.