Mill Creek (MNA Loc. 1074): Judithian, Utah
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Osteichthyes indet.
(Huxley 1880)
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Munk 1998 | |||||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Urodela
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Habrosaurus sp.
Gilmore 1928
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Munk 1998 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| UMNH VP 7365 | ||||||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
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Anura indet.
(Fischer von Waldheim 1813)
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Munk 1998 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Multituberculata
- Cimolomyidae
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Cimolomys milliensis n. sp.
Eaton 1993
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Multituberculata
- Neoplagiaulacidae
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Mesodma sp.
Jepsen 1940
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Multituberculata
- Cimolodontidae
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Cimolodon cf. nitidus
Marsh 1889
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Alphadontidae
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Alphadon cf. attaragos
Lillegraven and McKenna 1986
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Alphadon cf. wilsoni
Lillegraven 1969
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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= Alphadon cf. marshi
Simpson 1927
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Turgidodon sp.
Cifelli 1990
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Alphadon russelli
Fox 1979
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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= Turgidodon cf. russelli
Fox 1979
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
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Testudinata indet.
(Oppel 1811)
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Munk 1998 | |||||||||
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Dinosauria indet.
(Owen 1842)
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Munk 1998 | |||||||||
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Crocodylia indet.
(Owen 1842)
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Munk 1998 | |||||||||
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Lacertilia indet.
(Owen 1842)
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Munk 1998 | |||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Utah | County: | Kane |
| Coordinates: | 37.4° North, 111.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 45.3° North, 82.4° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Campanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 7 | *Epoch: | Senonian |
| Key time interval: | Judithian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 83.6 - 72.1 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection size: | 7 specimens |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:see also Eaton 1999a generically identifiable NISP 7 said to be about the same age as the Kaiparowits Formation, i.e., Judithian | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | UNMH VP Loc. 83 | ||
| Database number: | 14475 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, M. Carrano | Enterer: | J. Alroy, M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2000-05-19 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2023-07-24 12:53:20 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2000-05-19 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 1406. | J. G. Eaton. 1993. Mammalian paleontology and correlation of uppermost Cretaceous rocks of the Paunsaugunt Plateau, Utah. In M. Morales (ed.), Aspects of Mesozoic Geology and Paleontology of the Colorado Plateau. Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin 59:163-180 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 6294 | J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Kouvari] | |
| 1410 | ETE | J. G. Eaton. 1999. Vertebrate paleontology of the Paunsagunt Plateau, Upper Cretaceous, southwestern Utah. In D. D. Gillette (ed.), Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah, Utah Geological Survey Miscellaneous Publication 99-1:335-338 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano] |
| 17973 | ETE | H. Munk. 1998. A preliminary report on Late Cretaceous herptiles within or near Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. In V. L. Santucci & L. McClelland (eds.), National Park Service Geologic Resources Division Technical Report NPS/NRGRD/GRDTR-98/01. National Park Service Paleontological Research Volume 3:41-44 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 81455 | J. S. Tweet, V. L. Santucci, T. Connors and J. P. Kenworthy. 2012. Paleontological Resource Inventory and Monitoring: Northern Colorado Plateau Network. National Park Service Technical Report NPS/NCPN/NRTR—2012/585 xii-524 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |