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The Green River Formation is a geological formation located in the Intermountain West of the United States, in the states of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. It comprises sediments deposited during the Early Eocene in a series of large freshwater lakes: Lake Gosiute, Lake Uinta, and Fossil Lake (the last containing Fossil Butte National Monument). It preserves a high diversity of freshwater fish, birds, reptiles, and mammals, with some sections of the formation (including Fossil Lake and the Parachute Creek member of Lake Uinta) qualifying as Konservat-Lagerstätten due to their extremely well-preserved fossils.
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†A. maloneyiCarvalho, Maisey & Grande, 2004 | Fossil Lake | An Asterotrygonidae stingray of uncertain higher affinities. [1] [2] | ![]() | |||
†H. radiansMarsh, 1877 | Fossil Lake | A Heliobatid stingray of uncertain higher affinities. H. radians synonymy
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Primarily based on Grande (2001), with changes where necessary: [3]
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†C. magnicaudatusCope, 1883 | Fossil Lake | A paddlefish. | ![]() | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Lepisosteidae | Atractosteus | † A. atrox (Leidy, 1873) | Fossil Lake | An alligator gar relative. | ![]() | |
† A. simplex (Leidy 1873) | Fossil Lake | An alligator gar relative. | ![]() | |||
† Cuneatus | †C. cuneatus(Cope, 1884) | Fossil Lake? | A Cuneatini tribe gar. | |||
†C. wileyiGrande, 2010 | Lake Uinta | A Cuneatini tribe gar. | ||||
† L. bemisi Grande, 2010 | Fossil Lake | A Lepisosteini tribe gar. [4] | ![]() | |||
†M. janeaeGrande, 2010 | Fossil Lake | A Cuneatini tribe gar. | ![]() |
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Amiidae | † A. pattersoni Grande & Bemis, 1998 | Fossil Lake | ![]() | |||
† Cyclurus | †C. gurleyi(Romer & Fryxell, 1928) | Fossil Lake | Only 8 specimens known | An amiid related to modern bowfins. | ![]() |
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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† H. falcatus (Grande, 1979) | Fossil Lake | A hiodontid. | ![]() | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Osteoglossidae | † Phareodus | †P. encaustus(Cope, 1871) | Fossil Lake | A phareodontine bonytongue. | ![]() | |
†P. testis(Leidy, 1873) | Fossil Lake | |||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†D. dentatusCope, 1877 | Fossil Lake | ![]() | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Clupeidae | †G. parvusGrande, 1982 | Lake Gosiute | A clupeine clupeid herring relative. [5] | ![]() | ||
† Knightia | †K. alta(Leidy, 1873) | Fossil Lake | A pellonuline clupeid herring relative. [6] | ![]() | ||
†K. eocaenaJordan, 1907 | Fossil Lake | The most common articulated vertebrate fossil worldwide. [7] | A pellonuline clupeid herring relative. |
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†N. osculusCope, 1885 | Fossil Lake | A beaked sandfish. | ![]() | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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† Amyzon | †A. gosiutensisGrande, Eastman, & Cavender, 1982 | Lake Gosiute | ![]() | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†H. farsonensisLundberg & Case, 1970 | Lake Gosiute | A hypsidorid catfish. | ![]() | |||
† Astephus | †A. antiquus(Leidy, 1873) | Fossil Lake | ![]() | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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† E. kronneri Grande, 1999 | Fossil Lake | 1 specimen | A pike, presumably related to the modern pickerels of North America. Likely native to surrounding streams or rivers and not the lakes. [2] | ![]() | ||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Percopsidae | †A. brachypteraCope, 1877 | Fossil Lake | A trout-perch relative. | ![]() | ||
†E. levatus(Cope, 1870) | Lake Gosiute | A trout-perch relative. | ![]() |
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†M. labracoidesCope, 1877 | Fossil Lake | A lates perches relative. [7] [2] | ![]() |
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Moronidae | †C. liops(Cope, 1877) | Fossil Lake | common | A planktivorous/insectivorous temperate bass. [7] [2] | ![]() | |
† Hypsiprisca | †H. hypsacantha(Cope, 1886) | Fossil Lake | rare | A temperate bass. [7] | ![]() | |
†H. sp. | Fossil Lake | rare | An undescribed species of Hypsiprisca . | ![]() | ||
† Priscacara | †P. serrataCope, 1877 | Fossil Lake | A temperate bass. [7] | ![]() | ||
†P. sp. a | Fossil Lake | 1 specimen | An undescribed Priscacara | |||
†P. sp. b. | Fossil Lake | 1 specimen | An undescribed Priscacara |
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†Asineopidae | † Asineops | †A. squamifronsCope, 1870 | Fossil Lake | An acanthomorph of uncertain affinities | ![]() | |
A. sp. | Fossil Lake | An undescribed Asineops species | ![]() | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†A. paulusHenrici et al., 2013 | Fossil Lake | 2 specimens | A stem-relative of parsley frogs. [11] | ![]() | ||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†P. tetradactylumRieppel & Grande, 1998 | Fossil Lake | ![]() | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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† Boavus | †B. idelmaniGilmore, 1938 | Fossil Lake | A boa. | |||
†A. avius Conrad et al., 2007 | Fossil Lake | ![]() | ||||
†B. ammoskiusConrad, 2006 | Fossil Lake | A relative of the Chinese crocodile lizard. | ![]() | |||
D. sp. | Fossil Lake | |||||
† Saniwa | †S. ensidensLeidy, 1870 | Fossil Lake | A stem-monitor lizard. | ![]() | ||
Incertae sedis | Indeterminate | Indeterminate | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek) | 1 specimen | A possible gecko or iguanid | ![]() |
Incertae sedis | Indeterminate | Indeterminate | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek) | 1 specimen | A relative of Shinisaurids | |
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†T. greenriverensisBrochu, 2010 | Fossil Lake | ![]() | ||||
Incertae sedis | † Borealosuchus | †B. wilsoni(Mook, 1959) | Fossil Lake | A eusuchian crocodyliform of uncertain affinities. | ![]() | |
Cf. †B. sp. | Fossil Lake | Indeterminate eusuchian bones close to Borealosuchus . [18] | ||||
" Crocodylus " | † "Crocodylus" acer Cope, 1882 | Lake Uinta (Manti beds) | 1 specimen | A Crocodyloidea of unplaced affinity. | ![]() | |
Lake Gosiute | Bones close in morphology to † "Crocodylus" affinis | |||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†C. undatum(Leidy, 1871) | Fossil Lake | A baenid. | ![]() | |||
Dermatemydidae | † Baptemys | †B. wyomingensisLeidy, 1873 | Fossil Lake | A dermatemydid. | ![]() | |
†B.Cf.wyomingensisLeidy, 1873 | Lake Unita | A dermatemydid. [18] | ||||
Geoemydidae | † Echmatemys | †E. haydeni(Cope, 1873) | 1 specimen | ![]() | ||
†E. naomi(Leidy, 1871) | Fossil Lake | 1 specimen | A geoemydid tortoise. [20] | ![]() | ||
†E. wyomingensisLeidy, 1872 | Fossil Lake | A geoemydid tortoise. [21] | ![]() | |||
† Cf. †H. corsoni(Leidy, 1871) | Fossil Lake | ![]() | ||||
Trionychidae | A. sp. | Fossil Lake | ![]() | |||
†O. uintaensisCope, 1873 | Fossil Lake | A softshell turtle. | ||||
†P. thomasii(Cope, 1872 | Fossil Lake | A softshell turtle. | ![]() | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†Lithornithidae | †L. grandei | Fossil Lake | A lithornithid. [22] First described as Calciavis grandei . [23] | |||
†P. cercanaxius | Fossil Lake | A lithornithid. | ![]() |
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†P. pervetus | Fossil Lake | A presbyornithid anseriform. | ![]() | |||
Incertae sedis | †P. grandei | Fossil Lake | An anseriform of uncertain affinities. | ![]() | ||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†G. wyomingensis | Fossil Lake | ![]() | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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† Anneavis | †A. annae | Fossil Lake | ||||
Incertae sedis | †C. acriala | Fossil Lake | A stem-mousebird. [24] | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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incertae sedis | † Plesiocathartes | †P. majorWeidig, 2006 | Fossil Lake | A stem-cuckoo roller. [25] | ![]() | |
†P. wyomingensisWeidig, 2006 | Fossil Lake | A stem-cuckoo roller | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†P. mcgrewi | Fossil Lake | A primobucconid coraciiform. | ![]() | |||
Incertae sedis | †P. occidentalis | A coraciiform. [26] | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Incertae sedis | † Neanis | †N. schucherti | Fossil Lake | A possible piciform of uncertain affinities. | ||
†P. kistneri | Fossil Lake (Fossil Butte Member) | 2 specimens | A possible piciform of uncertain affinities. | ![]() | ||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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† E. rowei | Fossil Lake | An eocypselid apodiform. [28] | ||||
†F. platyrhamphusMayr & Daniels, 2001 | Fossil Lake | 2 specimens | ![]() | |||
Incertae sedis | † Prefica | †P. nivea | Fossil Lake | ![]() | ||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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† Foro | †F. panarium | Fossil Lake | 1 specimen | ![]() |
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Incertae sedis | †J. merkeli | Fossil Lake | A stem-mirandornithine. [33] | ![]() | ||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Fregatidae | † Limnofregata | L. azygosternon | Fossil Lake | An early frigatebird. | ![]() | |
L. hasegawai | Fossil Lake | An early frigatebird | ![]() | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Threskiornithidae | †R. sp. | 1 specimen | An undescribed ibis, known from a largely complete specimen. [34] | ![]() | ||
†V. brownae | Fossil Lake | Potentially a stem-ibis, but may be an indeterminate aequornithine. [34] [35] | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Indeterminate | Indeterminate | Indeterminate | Lake Uinta | 1 trace specimen | A shorebird | ![]() |
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†M. nearctica | Fossil Lake | |||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†Halcyornithidae | † Cyrilavis | †C. colburnorum | Fossil Lake | A halcyornithid. | ![]() | |
†C. olsoni | Fossil Lake | |||||
† Tynskya | †T. eocaena | Fossil Lake | ![]() | |||
†E. boudreauxi | Fossil Lake | |||||
†A. tenens | Fossil Lake | A vastanavid. [38] | ||||
†Zygodactylidae | †E. americanus | Fossil Lake | A zygodactylid. [39] | ![]() | ||
†Z. grandei | Fossil Lake | A zygodactylid. [40] | ![]() | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Incertae sedis | † Nahmavis | †N. grandei | Fossil Lake | 1 specimen | Either a stem-gruiform or a stem-charadriiform. [41] | ![]() |
Two other genera, " Eoeurypyga " (a stem-sunbittern) and " Wyomingcypselus " (an early apodiform) are mentioned only in a 2002 dissertation, [42] and are presently nomina nuda .
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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† Avipeda | Lake Unita | Avian trackways with three forward facing toes without inter-digit webbing. [43] | ||||
†Q. semimembranusLockley et al., 2021 | Lake Unita | Avian trackways with three forward facing toes, a hallux, and inter-digit webbing. [43] | ||||
†J. falkbuckleyiLockley et al., 2021 | Lake Unita | Large avian trackways with four toes, and wide spread between digits II and IV. [43] | ||||
Incertae sedis | †P. feducciiYang et al., 1995 | Lake Uinta | Duck-like trackways with dabble marks attributed to Presbyornis . [44] | |||
Partially based on Grande (1984). Aside from the few well-preserved mammals found in Fossil Lake, a majority of Green River mammals are based on isolated bones and teeth: [10]
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†Herpetotheriidae | † Herpetotherium | †H. innominatum | Lake Gosiute | An opossum-like basal metatherian | ![]() | |
†H. knighti | Lake Gosiute | An opossum-like basal metatherian. | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†P. didelphoides | Fossil Lake | A semi-aquatic pantolestid. | ![]() | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†Icaronycteridae | † Icaronycteris | †I. gunnelli | Fossil Lake | 2 specimens | An icaronycterid bat. [45] | ![]() |
†I. index | Fossil Lake | 4 specimens | An icaronycterid bat. [45] | ![]() | ||
†O. finneyi | Fossil Lake | 2 specimens | An onychonycterid bat. [45] | ![]() | ||
family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Nyctitheriidae | Nyctitherium | N. nitidum | Lake Gosiute | A nyctitheriid. Originally described as Talpavus nitidus .[ clarification needed ] | ||
N. sp. | Lake Uinta | |||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Miacidae | V. profectus | Lake Gosiute | A miacid. | ![]() | ||
Indeterminate | indeterminate | Lake Gosiute | ||||
S. minor | Lake Uinta | ![]() | ||||
V. minutus | Lake Uinta | A viverravid. | ![]() | |||
Incertae sedis | " Miacis " | "M." gracilis | Lake Uinta | A carnivoraform of uncertain affinities. | ||
family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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† Mesonyx ? | Indeterminate | Lake Gosiute | Indeterminate mesonychid bones. | |||
family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†Brontotheriidae | †L. popoagicum | Fossil Lake | A small-sized basal brontothere. | ![]() | ||
†L. sp. | Lake Unita | A small-sized basal brontothere. | ||||
Equidae | † Aff. P. venticolus | Fossil Lake | 2 specimens | ![]() | ||
Indeterminate | Indeterminate | Lake Gosiute | Indeterminate equiid bones. | |||
†Hyopsodontidae | † Hyopsodus | †H. minusculus | Lake Gosiute | A hyopsodontid. | ||
†H. paulus (=H. vicarius) | Lake Uinta | A hyopsodontid. | ||||
†H. wortmani | Fossil Lake | A hyopsodontid. | ![]() | |||
Indeterminate | Lake Unita | |||||
Indeterminate | Indeterminate | Indeterminate | Fossil Lake | 1 specimen | A juvenile tapiromorph, the largest mammal known from the formation. |
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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A. chardiniJepsen, 1930 | Fossil Lake | 1 specimen | ![]() |
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Ischyromyidae | P. sp. [ citation needed ] | Lake Uinta | An ischyromyid rodent. | ![]() | ||
T. sp. [ citation needed ] | Lake Gosiute | An undescribed ischyromyid rodent.[ citation needed ] | ![]() | |||
Sciuravidae | Sciuravus | S. eucristadens(Burke, 1937) | Lake Uinta (Douglas Creek Member) | A sciuravid rodent. | ||
S. sp.[ citation needed ] | Lake Uinta | An undescribed sciuravid. | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Microsyopidae | M. elegans | Lake Gosiute | ![]() | |||
U. parvulus | Lake Gosiute | A microsyopid stem-primate. | ||||
Notharctidae | N. sp. | Lake Gosiute | ![]() | |||
S. gracilis | Lake Uinta | A notharctid adapiform. | ![]() | |||
Omomyidae | A. sp. | Lake Unita | 1 specimen (lost?) | An omomyid primate. | ||
O. carteri | Lake Uinta | |||||
T. sp. | Lake Uinta | An omomyid primate. | ![]() | |||
W. insignis | Lake Gosiute | An omomyid primate. | ![]() | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Indeterminate | Indeterminate | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A Chelytidae mite. | ![]() | |
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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A. sp | Lake Gosiute | 6 specimens | Possible orbweb-spiders, known from partial fossils | |||
Hersiliola (sensu lato) | H. sp. | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | 1 male | |||
Indeterminate | Indeterminate | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | 1 specimen | |||
Indeterminate | Indeterminate | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | 2 males, 1 juv female | |||
Uloboridae | M. sp. | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | 1 female, 2 males | |||
Indeterminate | Indeterminate | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | A uloborid spider. [55] | |||
Unidentified | † Araneaovoius (Scudder, 1878) | †A. columbiae [56] | 1 specimen | An orb-web spider egg sack. | ![]() | |
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†"I." tertiarius Scudder, 1885 | Lake Uinta (Laney Member) | 1 specimen | A punitive ixodid hard tick. [54] | ![]() | ||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†U. halandrasiPerry, 1995 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | 1 specimen | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†C. wyomingensis | Lake Gosiute (Laney) | |||||
†P. laneyensis | Lake Gosiute (Laney) | A clam shrimp. [60] | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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† Bechleja | †B. rostrata | Fossil Lake | A palaemonid shrimp. [61] | ![]() | ||
Fossil Lake | ![]() | |||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Candonidae | Candona | C. artesensis Swain, 1964 | Fossil Lake | |||
C. rangliensis Swain, 1964 | Fossil Lake | |||||
C. whitei Scott & Smith, 1951 | Fossil Lake | |||||
T. centronotusSwain, 1964 | Lake Unita | |||||
† Cypridea | †C. bisulcataSwain, 1949 | Lake Unita | ||||
Cyprididae | †A. umbonataSwain, 1964 | Lake unita | ||||
† H. watsonensis Swain, 1964 | Lake unita | A cypridid ostracod. | ||||
Heterocypris | † H. riflensis Swain, 1964 | Lake unita | ||||
† H. whiteriverensis Swain, 1964 | Lake unita | |||||
† P. williamsi Swain, 1964 | Fossil Lake | |||||
†P. ravenridgensisSwain, 1964 | Lake Unita | A cypridid ostracod. | ||||
† P. pagei (Swain) Swain, 1956 | Lake Unita | A cypridid ostracod. | ||||
† S. subquadrata Swain, 1964 | Lake Unita | |||||
Cf. S. sinuata G.W. Müller, 1898 | Lake Unita | |||||
Limnocytheridae | L. sp. | Lake Unita | Indistinct limnocytherid fossils. [62] | |||
† M. paracordata Swain, 1964 | Lake Unita | |||||
† C. ephraimensis Swain, 1964 | Fossil Lake | |||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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"J." telluster Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiue | 1 specimen | A parajulidae millipede in need of redescription. [63] | ![]() | ||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Carabidae | † B. exoletum Scudder, 1876 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | ||
† Carabites | †C. eocenicusCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | A ground beetle of uncertain subfamily affiliation. [66] | |||
†C. exanimusScudder, 1892 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | A ground beetle of uncertain subfamily affiliation. [67] | |||
† H. veterum Cockerell, 1921 | Lake Uinta | |||||
† L. protospiloptera Cockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | ![]() | ||||
†N. testeus(Scudder, 1878) | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | A ground beetle of uncertain subfamily affiliation. [54] First named as Cychrus testeus (1878) [64] | ![]() | ||
Platynus | † P. caesus Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | ![]() | ||
† P. senex Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
Indeterminate | Lake Uinta | 1 fragment | An indeterminate Laccophilini tribe predaceous diving beetle. [65] | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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† "N." tritavum Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A pill beetle in need of redescription. [69] | ![]() | ||
Elateridae | † C. exhumatus Cockerell, 1925 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | |||
† C. velata (Scudder, 1876) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Prosternini tribe dendrometrine click beetle. [71] | |||
† O. mortuus Scudder, 1876 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† E. deletus Scudder, 1876 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Ptinidae | Anobium | † A. deceptum Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |
† A. lignitum Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† A. ovale Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | ![]() | |||
† S. defunctus (Scudder, 1876) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Stegobiini tribe anobiine death-watch beetle. [73] | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Anthribidae | † C. fictilis Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | ||
Euparius | † E. elusus (Scudder, 1878) | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | A Cratoparini tribe anthribine fungus weevil. [74] | ![]() | |
† E. repertus (Scudder, 1878) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Cratoparini tribe anthribine fungus weevil. [74] | ![]() | ||
† O. partitus (Scudder, 1890) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Zygaenodini tribe anthribine fungus weevil. [74] | ![]() | ||
†P. eocaenicusLegalov, 2018 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ||||
† T. pristinus (Scuddr, 1876) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Trigonorhinini tribe anthribine fungus weevil. [74] | ![]() | ||
† T. remotus Scudder, 1893 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ||||
† Teretrum | †T. quiescitumScudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | An Auletini tribe rhynchitine leaf-rolling weevil. [76] [74] | ||
†P. bisulcatusScudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 2 specimens | ||||
Brentidae | † A. evestigatum (Scudder, 1893) | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | |||
†P. zherikhiniLegalov, 2015 | Lake Unita | |||||
† P. rasnitsyni Legalov, 2018 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | ||||
Cerambycidae | † C. pervetustus (Cockerell, 1921) | Lake Uinta | A Clytini tribe cerambycine long-horn beetle. [79] | |||
† S. caroli Vitali, 2015 | Lake Unita | |||||
Chrysomelidae | † B. anilis Scudder, 1876 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | ||
† C. vetustus Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | ![]() | |||
†D. chelonopsisChaboo & Engel, 2009 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
†E. delocranioidesChaboo & Engel, 2009 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
†P. monrosiLegalov, 2021 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ||||
†P. attenboroughiKrell & Vitali, 2021 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | ||||
† A. priscus Scudder, 1876 | Lake Gosiute | 4 specimens | A Cryptophagini tribe cryptophagine silken fungus beetle. [65] [64] | ![]() | ||
Curculionidae | Anthonomus | † A. revictus Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | ||
† A. soporus Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 7 specimens | ![]() | |||
† Archaeoheilus | †A. deleticius(Scudder, 1893) | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | A Molytini tribe molytine weevil. | ||
†A. ovalisLegalov, 2018 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | ||||
†A. packardii(Scudder, 1893) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Molytini tribe molytine weevil. | |||
†A. provectus(Scudder, 1876) | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | A Molytini tribe molytine weevil. | ![]() | ||
†A. scudderiLegalov, 2018 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | ||||
† Calandrites | †C. cineratiusScudder, 1893 | Lake Gosiute | 13 specimens | |||
†C. defessusScudder, 1893 | Lake Gosiute | 4 specimens | ||||
† C. degravatus Scudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ||||
"Coniatus" | † "C." refractus Scudder, 1893 | Lake Uinta | A Tropiphorini tribe entimine weevil of uncertain genus affiliations. [76] [84] | |||
† C. rutus Scudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ||||
Cryptorhynchus | † C. annosus Scudder, 1893) | Lake Gosiute | 3 specimen | ![]() | ||
† "C". durus Scudder, 1893) | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A Tropiphorini tribe entimine weevil of uncertain generic affiliations. [76] [74] | |||
† "D". carbonarius Scudder, 1876 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A scolytine bark beetle. [64] | ![]() | ||
† E. primordialis Scudder, 1876 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
Epicaerus | † E. dilapsus (Scudder, 1893) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Geonemini tribe entimine weevil. [76] [74] | ||
† E. effossus (Scudder, 1876) | Lake Gosiute | numerous | A Geonemini tribe entimine weevil. [64] [76] [74] | ![]() | ||
† E. eradicatus (Scudder, 1893) | Lake Unita | 3 specimens | A Geonemini tribe entimine weevil. [76] [74] | |||
† E. evigoratus (Scudder, 1893) | Lake Unita | 3 specimens | A Geonemini tribe entimine weevil. [76] [74] | |||
† E. exanimis (Scudder, 1876) | Lake Gosiute | numerous | A Geonemini tribe entimine weevil. [64] [76] [74] | ![]() | ||
† E. excissus (Scudder, 1893) | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A Geonemini tribe entimine weevil. [76] [74] | |||
† E. fodinarum (Scudder, 1876) | Lake Gosiute | 3 specimens | A Geonemini tribe entimine weevil. [64] [76] [74] | |||
† E. saxatilis (Scudder, 1876) | Lake Gosiute | numerous | A Geonemini tribe entimine weevil. [64] [76] [74] | ![]() | ||
† E. subterraneus (Scudder, 1893) | Lake Gosiute | Numerous | A Geonemini tribe entimine weevil. [76] [74] | |||
† E. terrosus (Scudder, 1878) | Lake Gosiute | 4 specimens | A Geonemini tribe entimine weevil. [64] [74] | ![]() | ||
† E. vossi Legalov, 2018 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | ||||
†E. brevirostrisLegalov, 2018 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | ||||
Geraeus | † G. anvilis Legalov, 2018 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | |||
† G. diruptus (Scudder, 1893) | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | An Apostasimerini tribe conoderine weevil. [77] | |||
† G. fossilis Legalov, 2018 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | ||||
† G. lecontei Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A curculionine weevil of uncertain genus and tribal affiliations. [64] [74] | ![]() | ||
"Lepyrus" | † L. evictus (Scudder, 1893) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Tropiphorini tribe entimine weevil of uncertain genus affiliation. [76] [74] | ||
† Limalophus | †L. compositus(Scudder, 1893) | Lake Gosiute | 3 specimens | |||
†L. contractus(Scudder, 1893) | Lake Gosiute | 6 specimens | ||||
†L. receptus(Scudder, 1893) | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A Tropiphorini tribe entimine weevil. [74] | |||
† L. muratus Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† Lithogeraeus | †L. anicilla(Scudder, 1893) | Lake Unita | 5 specimens | An Apostasimerini tribe conoderine weevil. [77] | ||
†L. circumscripta(Scudder, 1893) | Lake Unita | 5 specimens | An Apostasimerini tribe conoderine weevil. [77] | |||
†L. comminuta(Scudder, 1893) | Lake Unita | 4 specimens | An Apostasimerini tribe conoderine weevil. [77] | |||
†L. greenriverensisLegalov, 2018 | Lake Uinta | |||||
Mitostylus | † M. abacus (Scudder, 1893) | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A Sciaphilini tribe entimine weevil. [74] | ||
† M. obdurefactus (Scudder, 1893) | Lake Unita | 5 specimens | A Sciaphilini tribe entimine weevil. [74] | |||
† M. seculorum (Scudder, 1890) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Sciaphilini tribe entimine weevil. [74] | ![]() | ||
Indeteminate | Lake Unita | 2 specimens | Indeterminate Cyphicerini tribe Entiminae weevil fossils. [76] | |||
† N. curvirostris Legalov, 2018 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | ||||
Ophryastes | † "O". compactus Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Tropiphorini tribe entimine weevil. [64] | ![]() | |
† O. grandis Scudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A Tropiphorini tribe entimine weevil. [76] | |||
† O. petrarum Scudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 2 specimens | A Tropiphorini tribe entimine weevil. [76] | |||
† Ophryastites | †O. digressusScudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | |||
†O. dispertitusScudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ||||
† Otiorhynchites | †O. commutatusScudder. 1893 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | |||
†O. fossilisScudder. 1893 | Fossil Lake | 1 specimen | ||||
†O. tysoniScudder. 1893 | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | ||||
Otiorhynchus | † "O". flaccus Scudder, 1893 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | An Otiorhynchini tribe entimine weevil. [76] | ||
† O. subteractus Scudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | An Otiorhynchini tribe entimine weevil. [76] | |||
† "O". tumbae (Scudder, 1890) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | An entimine weevil. [54] | ![]() | ||
"Pachylobius" | † "P". compressus Scudder, 1893 | Lake Gosiute | 9 specimens | A weevil elytron of uncertain subfamily and genus affiliations. [76] [74] | ||
† "P". depraedatus Scudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 4 specimens | A weevil elytron of uncertain subfamily and genus affiliations. [76] [74] | |||
†P. longirostrisLegalov, 2018 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | ||||
"Phyllobius" | † "P". antecessor Scudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A weevil of uncertain subfamily and genus affiliations. [76] [74] | ||
† "P". avus Scudder, 1893 | Lake Gosiute | 3 specimens | A weevil of uncertain subfamily and genus affiliations. [76] [74] | |||
† "P". carcerarius Scudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 2 specimens | A weevil of uncertain subfamily and genus affiliations. [76] [74] | |||
† "P". wortheni (Scudder, 1876) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A scolytine bark beetle. [76] | |||
† P. vinculatus Scudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 2 specimens | ||||
†P. wickhamiLegalov, 2018 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | ||||
† Pseudophaops | †P. perditus(Scudder, 1876) | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | A Eustylini tribe entimine weevil. [75] | ![]() | |
†P. wickhamiLegalov, 2018 | Lake Uinta | |||||
† "R". tabescens Scudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ||||
† Sciabregma | †S. rugosaScudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | |||
†S. tenuicornisCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | ![]() | ||||
†S. somniculosusScudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ||||
"Sitona" | † "S". paginarum Scudder, 1893 | Lake Gosiute | 4 specimens | A Tropiphorini tribe entimine weevil of uncertain genus affiliations. [76] [74] | ||
† Steganus | †S. barrandeiScudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A conoderine weevil. [76] [74] | ||
†S. rudisScudder, 1893 | Lake Unita | 3 specimens | ||||
† "T". impressus (Scudder, 1876) | Lake Gosiute | 4 specimens | A scolytine bark beetle. | ![]() | ||
† T. binotata Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Tritomini tribe erotyline pleasing fungus beetle. [86] | ![]() | ||
† P. vestita Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 4 specimens | ![]() | |||
†C. eophilusCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | |||||
Mordellidae | † Petrimordella | †P. priscula(Cockerell, 1924) | 1 specimen | A tumbling flower beetle morphospecies. | ||
†P. rasnitsyni(Odnosum & Perkovsky, 2016) | 1 specimen | A tumbling flower beetle morphospecies. [87] | ||||
Nemonychidae | †E. kuscheliLegalov, 2013 | Lake Unita | An Eocaenonemonychini tribe cretonemonychine pine flower weevil. [89] | |||
†"Eugnamptus" | † "E". decemsatus Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | An Eocaenonemonychini tribe cretonemonychine pine flower weevil. [64] | ![]() | |
† "E". grandaevus (Scudder, 1876) | Lake Gosiute | 3 specimens | An Eocaenonemonychini tribe cretonemonychine pine flower weevil. [64] | ![]() | ||
"Phenolia" | † "P." incapax Scudder, 1876 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A possible shield beetle in need of redescription. [90] | ![]() | |
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarabaeidae | † A. rupta Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | An aegialiine scaraboid beetle. [91] | ![]() | |
Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A melolonthine scaraboid beetle. | ![]() | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hydrophilidae | Berosus | † B. sexstriatus Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |
† B. tenuis Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† E. primaevus (Scudder, 1878) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | An enochrine water scavenger beetle. | ![]() | ||
Hydrobius | † H. confixus Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Hydrobiusini tribe hydrophiline water scavenger beetle. [54] | ![]() | |
† H. decineratus Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Hydrobiusini tribe hydrophiline water scavenger beetle. [64] | ![]() | ||
† H. relictus Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† L. elongatus Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Laccobiini tribe hydrophiline water scavenger beetle. [64] | ![]() | ||
Tropisternus | † T. saxialis Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Hydrophilini tribe hydrophiline water scavenger beetle. [64] | ![]() | |
† T. sculptilis Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Hydrophilini tribe hydrophiline water scavenger beetle. [64] | ![]() | ||
Staphylinidae | † B. adamus Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | ||
Undescribed | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ||||
† G. saxicola Scudder, 1876 | Lake Unita | ![]() | ||||
† H. recisa Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | ![]() | |||
† L. abscessum Scudder, 1876 | Lake Gosiute | 7 specimens | ![]() | |||
† L. patriarchicus Scudder, 1876 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† O. pristinus Scudder, 1876 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
†S. obsoletumScudder, 1876 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A rove beetle of uncertain subfamily affiliations. [65] | ![]() | ||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alienopteridae | †C. brevipesBarna, 2018 | Lake Unita | ||||
† Grant | †G. viridifluviusAristov, 2018 | Lake Unita | ||||
† P.? smithiae Barna, Zelagin & Šmídová, 2023 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek) | 1 specimen | A possible periplanetean blattid cockroach. [94] | ![]() | ||
Blaberidae | Diploptera | † D. gemini Barna, 2016 | Lake Unita | |||
† D. savba Šmídová, 2016 | Lake Unita | |||||
† D. vladimir Vršanský, 2016 | Lake Unita | ![]() | ||||
Ectobiidae | † C. labandeirai Vršanský et al., 2012 | Lake Uinta | ||||
† E. kohlsi Vršanský et al., 2014 | Lake Unita | ![]() | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anisopodidae | † "M." terricola (Scudder, 1878) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A wood gnat. | ![]() | |
†O. simplex(Cockerell, 1921) | Lake Unita | An olbiogastrine wood gnat. | ||||
† S. cadaver Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | An anisopodine wood gnat. | ![]() | ||
Asilidae | † A. palaeolestes Cockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | ||||
†S. anomalaScudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† "A." winchesteri Cockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | First described as an anthomyiid fly. [66] | ||||
Bibionidae | Plecia | † P. akerionana Fitzgerald, 1999 | Lake Unita (Parachute Creek Member) | 1 specimen | A bibonid marchfly. | |
† P. dejecta Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† P. pealei Scudder, 1890 | Fossil Lake (Fossil Butte Member) | Most common insect in Fossil Lake | ![]() | |||
† P. rhodopterina Cockerell, 1925 | Lake Unita | |||||
† P. winchesteri Cockerell, 1917 | Lake Unita | |||||
† P. woodruffi Cockerell, 1916 | Lake Unita | |||||
†P. pallescensCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | A net-winged midge of uncertain subfamily affinities. [66] | ||||
"Corethra"? | † "C".? exita Scudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A phantom midge of uncertain genus affinities. [102] | ![]() | |
Chironomidae | Chironomus | † C. depletus Scudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |
† C. patens Scudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† C. septus Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
Undescribed | Undescribed | Lake Unita | Numerous | ![]() | ||
Culicidae | Culex | † C. damnatorum Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 3 specimens | ![]() | |
† C. winchesteri Cockerell, 1919 | Lake Unita | |||||
Cylindrotomidae | † C. veterana Cockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | ||||
† Cyttaromyia | †C. fenestrataScudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A cylindrotomine long bodied cranefly species. [102] [66] [104] | ![]() | |
†C. freiwaldiCockerell, 1925 | Lake Unita | 2 specimens | A cylindrotomine long bodied cranefly species. [104] | |||
†C. fuscula(Cockerell, 1921) | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A cylindrotomine long bodied cranefly species. [104] | |||
†C. gelhausi Kania-Kłosok et al., 2021 | Lake Unita | 3 specimens | A cylindrotomine long bodied cranefly species. [104] | |||
†C. obdurescensCockerell, 1925 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A cylindrotomine long bodied cranefly species. [70] [104] | |||
†C. reclusaCockerell, 1924 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A cylindrotomine long bodied cranefly species. [104] | |||
indeterminate | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | An indeterminate dolichopodine long-legged fly. [54] | |||
Empididae | †P. brachystomaCockerell, 1921 | Lake Uinta | A balloon fly of uncertain subfamily affinity. [66] | |||
† R. enena Cockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | ![]() | ||||
† H. detecta Scudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
†E. grimaldiiNel, Garrouste & Engel, 2023 | Fossil Lake (Fossil Butte Member) | 1 specimen | A Hippoboscoidea fly Pupipara. [105] | ![]() | ||
† P. eocenica Cockerell, 1921 | Lake Uinta | |||||
Limoniidae | Dicranomyia | † D. primitiva Scudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 4 specimens | ![]() | |
† D. rostrata Scudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 2 specimens | A limoniine limoniid cranefly. [102] | ![]() | ||
† D. stigmosa Scudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 6 specimens | A limoniine limoniid cranefly. [102] | ![]() | ||
†P. redivivaScudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A limoniid cranefly of uncertain subfamily placement. [102] | ![]() | ||
† R. scudderi (Cockerell, 1921) | Lake Unita | A chioneine limoniid cranefly. [107] | ||||
Mycetophilidae | † A. tacita Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | ||
Boletina | † B. paludivaga Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | ||
† B. umbratica Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† G. dentoni Scudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† L. palaeospilus (Cockerell, 1921) | Lake Unita | A sciophiline fungus gnat. [108] | ||||
† M. occultata Scudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† R. strangulata Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† Sackenia | †S. arcuataScudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 2 specimens | ![]() | ||
†S. gibbosaCockerell, 1907 | Lake Gosiute | |||||
S. hyattii Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
Undescribed | Undescribed | Lake Unita | Numerous | undescribed larvae. [53] | ||
Mythicomyiidae | "Acrocera" | † A. hirsuta Scudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A mythicomyiid fly of uncertain generic affinities. | ![]() |
† R. kohlsi Evenhuis, 2019 | ||||||
Oestridae | Cuterebra | † C. ascarides (Scudder, 1877) | Lake Unita | Numerous | A cuterebrine bot fly species. | ![]() |
† C. bibosa (Scudder, 1877) | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A cuterebrine bot fly species. [107] | ![]() | ||
† D. hydropica (Scudder, 1877) | Lake Unita | 3 specimens | A cuterebrine bot fly. [107] | ![]() | ||
† C. torporata Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
Stratiomyidae | †L. tumultaScudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A soldier fly. [54] | ![]() | |
† N. eocenicus Cockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | A soldier fly. [68] | ||||
Undescribed | Lake Unita | Numerous | undescribed soldier fly larvae. [53] | |||
† S. vetus Cockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | A soldier fly. [68] | ![]() | |||
"Culex" | † "C." proavitus Scudder, 1877 | Lake Untia | 1 specimen | A psychodid fly in need of redescription. [111] | ![]() | |
S. scopuli Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
Sciomyzidae | † Sciomyza ? | † S.? disjecta Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | Numerous | ![]() | |
† S.? manca Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | Numerous | ![]() | |||
Syrphidae | † A. quadrata (Scudder, 1878) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Syrphini tribe syrphine hoverfly. [107] | ![]() | |
† C. ampla Scudder, 1877 | Lake Gosiute | 3 specimens | ![]() | |||
† E. lapideus Scudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† P. tabidosa Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gossiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
Syrphus | † S. eocenicus Cockerell, 1925 | Lake Uinta | ||||
† S. lithaphidis Cockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | |||||
Undescribed | Undescribed | Lake Unita | Numerous | ![]() | ||
Undescribed | Undescribed | Lake Unita | Numerous | undescribed larvae. [53] | ![]() | |
indeterminate | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ||||
Tipulidae | †S. simplex(Scudder, 1877) | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A tipulid cranefly of uncertain subfamily affinities. [102] | ![]() | |
Tipula | † T. americana Kania et al., 2018 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | |||
† T. sepulchri Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† T. spoliata Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 3 specimens | ![]() | |||
Incertae sedis | †A. aldrichiCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | A brachyceran fly of uncertain family affinities. | ![]() | ||
† "L". recessa Scudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A sciaroid midge of uncertain genus or family affiliation. | ![]() | ||
†L. conditaScudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A sciaroid midge of uncertain family affiliation. | ![]() | ||
†P. rectaScudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A schizophoran fly of uncertain affinities. [64] [113] | ![]() | ||
†V. vinculata(Scudder, 1877) | Lake Unita | "Several" | A fly pupal case morphospecies of uncertain affinity. [114] | ![]() | ||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
†?S. antiquaBuckton, 1883 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A possible drepanosiphine aphid. | |||
Cercopidae | Cercopis | † C. astricta Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |
† C. cephalinus Cockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | |||||
† Cercopites | †C. calliscensscudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A froghopper of uncertain subfamilial affiliation. [54] | ![]() | |
†C. umbratilisscudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A froghopper of uncertain subfamilial affiliation. [54] | ![]() | ||
†P. patefactaScudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A froghopper of uncertain subfamilial affiliation. [54] | ![]() | ||
Cicadellidae | † A. adae (SCudder, 1878) | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | An Aphrodini tribe aphrodine leafhopper. | ![]() | |
Cicadella | † C. parobtecta Dmitriev, 2020 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A Cicadellini tribe cicadelline leafhopper. | ![]() | |
† C. priscomarginata (Scudder, 1890) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Cicadellini tribe cicadelline leafhopper. | ![]() | ||
† C. priscovariegata Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Cicadellini tribe cicadelline leafhopper. | |||
† C. scudderi Cockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | |||||
† C. saxosa Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† C. wyomingensis Scudder, 1890 | Fossil Lake (Fossil Butte Member) | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† I. lapidescens (Scudder, 1877) | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | An Iassini tribe iassine leafhopper. [116] | ![]() | ||
Thamnotettix | † T. gannetti Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | ![]() | ||
† T. mutilata Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† T. packardi Cockerell, 1925 | Lake Unita | 2 specimens | ![]() | |||
Cixiidae | † C.? hesperidum Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A possible Cixiini tribe cixiine cixiid planthopper. [64] | ![]() | |
†O. terrentula(Scudder, 1878) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A cixiine cixiid planthopper. [54] | ![]() | ||
Cydnidae | † C. concinnus Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | ||
†N. gosiutensisScudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A burrowing bug of uncertain subfamilial affiliation. [54] | ![]() | ||
†P. mamillanus(Scudder, 1878) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A cydnine burrowing bug. [54] | ![]() | ||
↑S. punctulata(Scudder, 1878) | Lake Gosiute | 5 specimens | A cydnine burrowing bug. [54] | ![]() | ||
† D. veterum Cockerell, 1921 | Lake Uinta | ![]() | ||||
†D. margiformisCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | A dinidorid shield bug of uncertain subfamily affinities. [68] | ![]() | |||
Fulgoridae | Aphaena | † A. atava Scudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A lanternfly of uncertain subfamily affiliations | ![]() |
† A. rotundipennis Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | A lanternfly of uncertain subfamily affiliations | ![]() | ||
Fulgora | † F. granulosa Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | ||
† F. populata Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
Lystra ? | † L.? leei Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | ||
† L.? richardsoni Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 11 specimens | ![]() | |||
†T. parallelusScudder, 1890 | Fossil Lake (Fossil Butte Member) | 2 specimens | ![]() | |||
†S. nebulosaCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | |||||
† L. terreus (Scudder, 1878) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Lyctocorini tribe lyctocorine Lyctocorid bug. [54] | ![]() | ||
Nogodinidae | † Detyopsis | †D. scudderiCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | |||
†D. scudderiCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | |||||
†F. stigmaticumScudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† Lithopsis | †L. delicataCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | ||||
†L. elongataScudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
†L. fimbriataScudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 3 specimens | ![]() | |||
†L. simillimaCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | |||||
† "P." saussurei Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A nogodinid planthopper. | ![]() | ||
†A. danjuddiSwanson et al., 2021 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ||||
† C. guttatus (Scudder, 1878) | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | A Rhopalini tribe rhopaline scentless plant bug. [54] | ![]() | ||
Rhyparochromidae | † A. petrensis Scudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A Gonianotini tribe rhyparochromine seed bug. | ![]() | |
† C. triguttata Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
Ricaniidae | †D. ornatusCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | ||||
† Hammapteryx | †H.? ceryniiformisCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | ||||
†H.? lepidoidesCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | |||||
†H. reticulataScudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
†G. kohlsiWappler et al., 2015 | Lake Unita | 4 specimens | ||||
Incertae sedis | "Delphax" | † "D." senilis Scudder, 1877 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | First described as a delphacine froghopper. | ![]() |
†D. obdormitumScudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A fulgoroid leafhopper of uncertain familial affinities. [117] | |||
†E. alexandriShcherbakov, 2006 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A fulgoroid leafhopper of uncertain familial affinities. | |||
† Eoliarus | †E. lutensis(Scudder, 1890) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A fulgoroid leafhopper of uncertain familial affinities. | ![]() | |
†E. quadristictusCockerell, 1925 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A fulgoroid leafhopper of uncertain familial affinities. [70] | ![]() | ||
†N. rotundatusScudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Pentatomomorph shield bug of uncertain familial affiliation. [123] | |||
†P. humatusCockerell, 1921 | Lake Uinta | A fulgoroid leafhopper of uncertain familial affinities. | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†E. biesmeijeriDe Meulemeester, Michez & Engel, 2014 | Lake Unita (Parachute Creek Member) | ![]() | ||||
E. sp. | An old world Bethylidae wasp. [125] | |||||
Braconidae | † B. laminarum Scudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | ||
†C. keeleyorumFisher, 2015 | Lake Unita (Parachute Creek Member) | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† Eobracon | †E. cladurusCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | A braconid wasp of uncertain subfamily affinities. [66] | |||
† S. petrinus (Scudder, 1877) | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A Spathiini tribe Doryctine braconid wasp. | ![]() | ||
† E. antiqua (Scudder, 1878) | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | A eurytomine Eurytomid chalcid wasp. | ![]() | ||
Formicidae | †A. rostratusCockerell, 1923 | Lake Unita | Numerous | A myrmeciine ant. [128] | ![]() | |
†C. vetus(Scudder, 1877) [128] | Green River Formation? | 1 specimen | A formicine ant of uncertain affiliation. | ![]() | ||
† D. kohlsi Dlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003 | Lake Uinta | Numerous | A Dolichoderus species ant. [129] | ![]() | ||
† Eoformica | †E. globularisDlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003 | Lake Unita | 2 specimens | An ant of unidentified affiliation. [129] | ![]() | |
†E. magnaDlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | An ant of unidentified affiliation. [129] | ![]() | ||
†E. pinguis(Scudder, 1877) | Lake Gosiute | Numerous | An ant of unidentified affiliation. | ![]() | ||
Indeterminate | Lake Unita | 2 specimen | Two partial specimens that may be referable to Eoformica . [129] | ![]() | ||
† Kohlsimyrma | †K. gracilisDlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003 | Lake Unita | 2 specimens | An ant of uncertain affiliation. [129] | ![]() | |
†K. laticepsDlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | An ant of uncertain affiliation. [129] | ![]() | ||
†K. longicepsDlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003 | Lake Unita | 3 specimens | An ant of uncertain affiliation. [129] | ![]() | ||
† Mianeuretus | †M. eocenicusDlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003 | Lake Unita | 2 specimens | An aneuretine ant. [129] | ![]() | |
Indeterminate | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A partial specimen that may belong to Mianeuretus . [129] | |||
†M. rotundicepsDlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† P. labandeirai Dlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A Pachycondyla species ant. [129] | ![]() | ||
† Ponerites | †P. coloradensisDlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | ||
†P. eocenicusDlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
†P. hypoponeroidesDlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† Proiridomyrmex | †P. vetulusDlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A dolichoderine of uncertain affinity. [129] | ![]() | |
Indeterminate | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A partial specimen that may belong to Proiridomyrmex . [129] | |||
†S. minutusDlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A Solenopsis like ant of uncertain affiliation. [129] | ![]() | ||
†T. lubeiArchibald et al., 2011 | Fossil Lake (Angelo Member) | 3 specimens | ![]() | |||
Indeterminate | Indeterminate | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | |||
Indeterminate | Indeterminate | Lake Unita | 3 specimens | Partial ant specimens of unidentified subfamily placement. [129] | ||
Ichneumonidae | † A. lanhami (Cockerell, 1941) | Lake Unita | A cylloceriine darwin wasp. [132] First named as Plectiscidea lanhami (1941) [133] [134] | |||
†C. molestusSpasojevic et al., 2018 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A darwin wasp of uncertain subfamily placement. [134] | ![]() | ||
Eclytus ? | † E.? lutatus Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A possible Eclytini tribe tryphonine darwin wasp. [54] [134] | ![]() | |
† Eopimpla | † E. grandis Cockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | A darwin wasp of uncertain subfamily placement. [134] | |||
Glypta ? | † G.? transversalis Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute? | 1 specimen | ![]() | ||
†I. appendicrassumSpasojevic et al., 2018 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ||||
†L. cressoniScudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† M.? yamataroti Spasojevic et al., 2018 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A possible Coleocentrini tribe acaenitine darwin wasp. [134] | |||
Pimpla ? | † P.? eocenica Cockerell, 1919 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A possible Pimplini tribe pimpline darwin wasp. [135] [134] | ||
† P. petrifactellus Cockerell, 1921 | Lake Uinta | A Phygadeuontini tribe phygadeuontine darwin wasp. [66] [134] | ||||
Rhyssa ? | † R.? juvenis Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | ||
Scambus ? | † S.? mandibularis Spasojevic et al., 2018 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A possible Ephialtini tribe pimpline darwin wasp. [134] | ![]() | |
† S.? parachuti Spasojevic et al., 2018 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A possible Ephialtini tribe pimpline darwin wasp. [134] | ![]() | ||
†T. haesitansCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | A darwin wasp of uncertain subfamily placement. [68] [134] | ||||
†T. amasidis(Cockerell & LeVeque, 1931) | lake Unita | A darwin wasp of uncertain subfamily placement. | ||||
†E. lacoiArchibald, Aase & Nel, 2021 | Fossil Lake | 1 specimen | A siricid Horntail wood-wasp. [136] | |||
Tenthredinidae | † E. karimae Nel, Niu & Wei, 2022 | Lake Unita | ||||
† T. nortoni Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† A. solidescens (Scudder, 1890) | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A eumenine potter wasp. [139] | ![]() | ||
†P. pankowskiiJouault, Aase & Nel, 2021 | Fossil Lake | 1 specimen | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
†H. primalisCockerell, 1933 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A stenomatine depressariid moth. | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indeterminate | Indeterminate | Indeterminate | Undescribed preying mantis specimens [143] | ![]() | ||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indeterminate | Indeterminate | 1 specimen | A probable alderfly larvae [144] | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
†X. angustialataMakarkin, 2017 | Lake Unita (Parachute Creek Member) | 1 specimen | ||||
Hemerobiidae | † M.? coloradensis Makarkin, 2024 | Lake Unita | A possible Megalomus brown lacewing. [146] | |||
†P. kohlsiMakarkin, 2024 | Lake Unita | |||||
†P. mantispinoformisMakarkin, 2019 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ||||
†E. sophiaeMakarkin, 2017 | Lake Unita (Parachute Creek Member) | 1 specimen | A probable Gnopholeontini tribe myrmeleontine antlion. [148] | |||
†O. taliaeMakarkin, Archibald, & Mathewes, 2021 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ||||
Incertae sedis | †C. ocellatumCockerell, 1921 | A lacewing of uncertain affiliation. | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
†A. protomaculata(Engel, 2011) | Lake Unita (Parachute Creek Member) | ca. 18 specimens | A raphidiid snakefly. [150] | ![]() | ||
Primarily based on Bechly et al (2020): [152]
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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P. basalisCockerell, 1921 | Fossil Lake | An amphipterygine amphipterygid damselfly. [66] | ||||
† Carlea | C. eocenicaBechly et al., 2020 | Fossil Lake | 1 specimen | |||
C. inopinataSroka, Howells & Nel, 2023 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek) | A cordulibellulid dragonfly | ||||
Corduliidae | † Stenogomphus | †S. carletoniScudder, 1892 | Lake Unita | |||
†"S." scudderiCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | First described as a green-eyed skimmer. [68] | ![]() | |||
Dysagrionidae | † Dysagrion | D. fredericiiScudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute (Laney Member) | 16 specimens | A dysagrionine dysagrionid damselfly. | ![]() |
D. integrumBechly et al., 2020 | Fossil Lake (Fossil Butte Member) | 1 specimen | ||||
D. lakesiiScudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute (Laney Member) | 1 specimen | ||||
D. packardiiScudder, 1885 | Lake Gosiute (Laney Member) | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† Petrolestes | †P. hendersoniCockerell, 1927 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | 1 specimen | A petrolestine dysagrionid damselfly. | ![]() | |
†P. inexpectatusNel, 2024 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | A petrolestine dysagrionid damselfly. [155] | |||
† Tenebragrion | †T. tynskyiNel, Palazzo & Aase, 2023 | Fossil Lake | A dysagrionid damselfly. [156] | |||
†T. shermaniBechly et al., 2020 | Fossil Lake | A dysagrionid damselfly. | ||||
E. atavinaCockerell, 1920 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A calopterygid damsefly. [66] | |||
Euphaeidae | E. magnificaBechly et al., 2020 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek) | A euphaeid damselfly. | |||
E. avusCockerell, 1925 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† Labandeiraia | L. americaborealisPetrulevičius et al., 2007 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek) | 1 specimen | |||
L. riveriBechly et al., 2020 | Fossil Lake | 1 specimen | ||||
L. coloradensisPetrulevičius et al., 2007 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek) | 1 specimen | ||||
† Eolestes | E. syntheticusCockerell, 1940 | Lake Unita | ||||
V. aaseiNel, 2022 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | 1 specimen | A "megapodagrionid" damselfly. [158] | |||
Thaumatoneuridae | †G. coloratumNel, 2024 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | An eodysagrionine thaumatoneurid damselfly. [155] | ||
O. tenebrisBechly et al., 2020 | Fossil Lake | A thaumatoneurid damselfly. | ||||
T. brookeaeBechly et al., 2020 | Fossil Lake | A thaumatoneurid damselfly. | ![]() | |||
†Urolibellulidae | K. liniNel, 2020 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek) | A urolibellulid dragonfly | |||
U. eocaenicaZeiri et al., 2015 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek) | A urolibellulid dragonfly | ||||
Zacallitidae | † Zacallites | Z. balliCockerell, 1928 | A zacallitid damselfly. | |||
Z. cockerelliBechly et al., 2020 | Fossil Lake | ![]() | ||||
incertae sedis | † Eopodagrion | "E." abortivum(Scudder, 1878) | Lake Gosiute (Laney Member) | 1 specimen | A damselfly of uncertain affinities. | ![]() |
E. scudderiCockerell, 1921 | Lake Gosiute (Laney Member) | 3 specimens | A damselfly of uncertain affinities. [66] | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Eumastacidae | † Eoerianthus | †E. eocaenicusGorochov, 2012 | Lake Unita | ![]() | ||
†E. multispinosus(Scudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | A monkey grasshopper. | ||||
Gryllidae | Eogryllus | †E. unicolorGorochov, 2012 | Lake Unita | ![]() | ||
†E. elongatusGorochov, 2012 | Lake Unita | A Gryllini tribe grylline true cricket. | ![]() | |||
† Pronemobius | †P. induratusScudder, 1890 | Lake Gosiute | ![]() | |||
†P. ornatipesCockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | ![]() | ||||
†P. tertiarius(Scudder, 1878) | Lake Gosiute | A Gryllini tribe grylline true cricket. | ![]() | |||
†P.? americanusGorochov, 2012 | Lake Unita | ![]() | ||||
Mogoplistidae | †E. longipennisGorochov, 2012 | Lake Unita | ![]() | |||
† Pteromogoplistes | †P. grandisGorochov, 2012 | Lake Unita | ![]() | |||
Indeterminate | Lake Unita | numerous | Indeterminate scaly cricket fossils. [160] | |||
†P.? smithii(Scudder, 1890) | Lake Unita | A Mogoplistini tribe Mogoplistine scaly cricket. | ![]() | |||
Phalangopsidae | †E. miraGorochov, 2012 | Lake Unita | ||||
Eozacla | †E. arachnomorphaGorochov, 2012 | Lake Unita | ![]() | |||
†E. problematicaGorochov, 2012 | Lake Unita | ![]() | ||||
†E. unicornisGorochov, 2012 | Lake Unita | ![]() | ||||
† A. solterae Heads, Thomas & Hedlund, 2023 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek) | 1 specimen | ||||
Indeterminate | Indeterminate | Lake Unita | Indetermiante trigonidiine sword-tail cricket remains. [160] | |||
Incertae sedis | †T. maculatusGorochov, 2012 | Lake Unita | A Tettigoniid grasshopper of uncertain affiliations. [160] | ![]() | ||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Incertae sedis | †P. disjunctusScudder, 1890 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | ||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Myrmecolacidae | Caenocholax | † C. barkleyi Antell & Kathirithamby, 2016 | Lake Unita (Parachute Creek Member) | 1 specimen | A male twisted-winged insect. [162] | |
† C. palusaxus Antell & Kathirithamby, 2016 | Lake Unita (Parachute Creek Member) | 1 specimen | A male twisted-winged insect. [162] | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Aeolothripidae | †L. vetustusScudder, 1875 | Lake Uinta | 2 specimens | An Aeolothripid thrips. | ![]() | |
†P. fossilisScudder, 1867 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
† M. extincta Scudder, 1875 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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† H. operta (Scudder, 1877) | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A hydropsychine net-spinning caddisfly. | ![]() | ||
† H. phileos Cockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | A Hydroptilini tribe hydroptiline purse-case caddisfly. [66] | ||||
Limnephilidae | † Indusia | †I. calculosaScudder, 1878 | Lake Gosiute? | A northern caddisfly larval case morphospecies. [64] | ![]() | |
† L. eocenicus Cockerell, 1921 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A northern caddisfly species. [66] | |||
Incertae sedis | †L. yinaniRobinson, Thomas & Heads, 2018 | Lake Unita | A caddis fly of uncertain affiliations. [165] | |||
Based on Grande (1984): [10] [166]
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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S. sp. | Lake Gosiute | ![]() | ||||
Unionidae | Plesielliptio | P. priscus | A unionid river mussel. | |||
P. sp. "A" | ||||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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O. sp. | ? | An undescribed bulimulid land snail. | ||||
G. sp. | An undescribed gastrocoptid land snail. [166] | |||||
Hydrobiidae | Hydrobia | †H. aff. utahensis C. A. White, 1876 | Lake Gosiute (Laney, Tipton Shale, Wilkins Peak) | An undescribed mud snail. | ||
H. sp. | Lake Gosiute (Tipton Shale) | An undescribed mud snail. | ||||
Lymnaeidae | Lymnaea | L. similis Meek, 1860 | Lake Gosiute (Laney) | A pond snail. | ||
L. sp. | Lake Gosiute (Tipton Shale) | An undescribed pond snail. | ||||
P. tenuicosta(Meek & Hayden, 1856) | Lake Gosiute (Tipton Shale?) | A pond snail. | ||||
Planorbidae | Biomphalaria | B. aequalis (C. A. White, 1880) | Lake Gosiute (Laney, Tipton Shale) | |||
B. storchi (L. S. Russell, 1931) | Lake Gosiute (Laney?, Tipton Shale) | A ramshorn snail. | ||||
† Headonia | †H. pseudoammonius(Schlotheim, 1820) | Lake Gosiute (Laney, Tipton Shale) | A ramshorn snail | |||
?D. sp. | Lake Gosiute (Laney) | An undescribed ramshorn snail. | ||||
G. militaris (C.A. White, 1880) | Lake Gosiute (Tipton Shale) | A ramshorn snail. | ||||
†O. cirrus (C. A. White, 1879) | Lake Gosiute (Tipton Shale) | A ramshorn snail. | ||||
Physidae | Physa | †? P. longiuscula Meek & Hayden, 1856 | Lake Gosiute (Tipton Shale) | |||
P. sp. | Lake Gosiute (Laney) | An undescribed bladder snail. | ||||
Physella | † P. bridgerensis (Meek, 1873) | Lake Gosiute (Laney, Tipton Shale) | A bladder snail. | |||
† P. pleromatis (C. A. White, 1877) | Lake Gosiute (Tipton Shale) | A bladder snail. | ||||
† E. tenera (J. Hall, 1845) | Lake Gosiute (Laney, Tipton Shale, Wilkins Peak) | A pleurocerid snail. | ![]() | |||
H. sp. | ||||||
Valvatidae | Valvata | † V. subumbilicata (Meek & Hayden, 1856) | Lake Gosiute (Laney, Tipton Shale) | A valve snail. | ||
An undescribed valve snail. | ||||||
Viviparidae | Viviparus | † V. meeki Wenz, 1930 | Lake Gosiute (Laney, Tipton Shale) | A river snail. | ||
† V. paludinaeformis (J. Hall, 1845) | Lake Gosiute (Tipton Shale) | A river snail. | ||||
Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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† Caenomyces | C. eucalypti Knowlton, 1923 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A possible ascomycotan leaf spot fungus morphospecies. | ![]() |
† C. planerae R.W. Brown, 1929 | 1 specimen | A possible ascomycotan leaf spot fungus morphospecies. | |||
† C. sapindicola Knowlton, 1923 | 1 specimen | A possible ascomycotan leaf spot fungus morphospecies. | ![]() | ||
†E. longipes Bradley, 1931 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A Staurosporaen fungal spore of uncertain affiliation. [53] [173] | ![]() | |
† E. willoughbyi Bradley, 1967 | Lake Gosiute (Wilkins Peak Member) | An aquatic chytridialean fungi. [174] | |||
† P. askaulos Bradley, 1967 | Lake Gosiute (Wilkins Peak Member) | An aquatic chytridialean fungi. [174] | |||
† S. myricae (Lesquereux) Meschinelli, 1892 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A possible ascomycotan leaf spot fungus morphospecies. | ||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Chroococcaceae | Chroococcus | ? Cf. C. dispersus (Von Keissler) Lemmerman | Lake Unita | An aquatic chroococcacean cyanobacteria. [53] | ![]() | |
Lake Unita | An aquatic chroococcacean cyanobacteria. [53] | ![]() | ||||
Coleofasciculaceae | † S. anchistina Bradley, 1970 | Lake Gosiute (Wilkins Peak Member) | An aquatic coleofasciculacean cyanobacteria. [176] | |||
† S. hedraia Bradley, 1970 | Lake Gosiute (Wilkins Peak Member) | An aquatic coleofasciculacean cyanobacteria. [176] | ||||
Gomontiellaceae | Crinalium | ? Cf. C. endophyticum Crow | Lake Unita | An aquatic gomontiellaceous cyanobacteria. [53] | ||
C. sp. | Lake Unita | An aquatic gomontiellaceous cyanobacteria. | ||||
H. confervaceus Borzi | Lake Unita | An aquatic hapalosiphonaceous cyanobacteria. [53] | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Cf. S.? lubricum (Dillwyn) Kützing | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A possible chaetophoraceous chlorophyte green algae. [53] | ![]() | ||
Chlorellaceae | †C. coloniataReis, 1923 | numerous | A unicellular stromatolite forming green algae. [177] | ![]() | ||
†C. mantiensisBradley, 1929 | Lake Uinta (Manti beds) | A filamentous stromatolite forming green algae. [177] | ![]() | |||
Cf. T. regulare var. torsum (Turner) Brunnthaler | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
Cf. M. pachyderma (Wille) Lagerheim | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
E. sp. | Lake Unita | |||||
Cf. C. verrucosum Retnsch | Lake Unita | ![]() | ||||
† S. haywellensis Bradley, 1970 | Lake Gosiute (Wilkins Peak Member) | |||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
† S. wyomingia Bradley, 1970 | Lake Gosiute (Wilkins Peak Member) | |||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cf. P. caudata Hübner, 1886 | 1 specimen | A Euglenozoan algal flagellate. [53] | ![]() | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
† D. calcifera Bradley, 931 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A difflugiid lobose testate amoeba. [53] | ![]() | ||
† Q. minuta Bradley, 1931 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
† E. robusticornis Bradley, 1931 | Lake Unita | ![]() | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
†J. eophilus(Cockerell) Steere, 1947 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A leafy liverwort morphospecies. | ![]() | ||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
†I. horridus(Dawson) R.W. Brown, 1939 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | An isoetaceous quillwort morphospecies. | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Aspleniaceae | Asplenium | † A. delicatula (R.W. Brown) MacGinitie, 1969 | A spleenwort fern leaf morphospecies. [180] | |||
† A. eoligniticum Berry, 1916 | Lake Unita | 2 specimens | A spleenwort fern leaf morphospecies. [169] [181] | |||
Equisetaceae | Equisetum | † E. haydenii Lesquereux, 1872 | Not Green River Formation | A scouring rush morphospecies. | ||
† E. winchesteri Brown, 1929 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A scouring rush morphospecies. [167] [181] | |||
† E. wyomingense Lesquereux, 1873 | Lake Gosiute | A scouring rush morphospecies. [167] [181] | ![]() | |||
Lygodiaceae | Lygodium | † L. dentoni Lesquereux, 1875 | Rejected | 1? specimen | A climbing fern species. | |
† L. kaulfussi Heer, 1861 | Fossil Lake | Numerous | A climbing fern species. | ![]() | ||
† D. coloradensis Knowlton, 1923 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A possible marattiaceous fern leaf morphospecies. | ![]() | ||
† M. sprungerorum Hermsen, 2019 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | Numerous | ||||
Osmunda ? | † Q.? sepulta (Newberry) Knowlton, 1923 | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | A possible osmundaceous fern leaf morphospecies. | ||
Salviniaceae | † A. berryi Brown, 1934 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A mosquito fern morphospecies. [169] [181] | ![]() | |
† S. preauriculata Berry, 1925 | ![]() | |||||
† A. hesperium Newberry, 1883 | Lake Gosiute | 3 specimens | A parkerioid leather fern leaf morphospecies. [167] [181] | |||
Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†C. sp. | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | Numerous | |||
†D. sp. | 5 specimens | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Cf. † S. affinis Lesquereux, 1876 | Lake Unita | A coast redwood relative. [180] | ||||
Pinaceae | † P. pinifructus Brown, 1929 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | First identified as a spruce seed. | ||
Pinus | † P. balli Brown, 1934 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | |||
† P. florissanti Lesquereux, 1885 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ||||
incertae sedis | † Taxites | †T. eocenicaBrown, 1929 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | Isolated conifer needles of uncertain affiliation. | |
Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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† A. concolipites Wodehouse, 1933 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | 2 specimens | A true fir palynomorph similar to Abies concolor . [183] [181] | ||
† A. antiquus Wodehouse, 1933 | 2 specimens | ||||
† C. eocenicus Wodehouse, 1933 | 1 specimen | A Cedrus libani cedar-like palyonomorph. [183] [181] | |||
† Inaperturopollenites | †I. concedipites(Wodehouse) Krutzsch, 1971 | 6 specimens | A Cunninghamia -like palyonomorph. | ||
†I. vacuipites(Wodehouse) Krutzsch, 1971 | 1 specimen | A Chinese swamp cypress-like palyonomorph. | |||
† P. grandivescipites Wodehouse, 1933 | 6 specimens | ||||
Pinus | † P. scopulipites Wodehouse, 1933 | Numerous | A pine palyonomorph. [181] | ||
† P. strobipites Wodehouse, 1933 | Numerous | ||||
† P. tuberculipites Wodehouse, 1933 | 6 specimens | ||||
† T. hiatipites Wodehouse, 1933 | Numerous | A bald cypress palyonomorph. [183] [181] | |||
†T. viridifluminipites(Wodehouse) R. Potonié, 1958 | 1 specimen | A hemlock-like palyonomorph. | |||
Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†G. eocenipites(Wodehouse) R. Potonié, 1958 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | 12 specimens | An Ephedra-like palyonomorph. | ||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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† A. mortua Cockerell, 1908 | ||||||
† I. eocenica Manchester & O'Leary, 2010 | Lake Unita | |||||
Lauraceae | † B. eocenica (R.W. Brown) MacGinitie, 1969 (non-Reid & Chandler, 1933) | A Beilschmiedia leaf morphospecies. | ||||
Lindera | † L. allardi MacGinitie, 1969 | |||||
† L. varifolia MacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Unita | ![]() | ||||
Ocotea | † O. coloradensis (R.W. Brown) LaMotte, 1952) | Lake Unita | 2 specimens | An Ocotea leaf morphospecies. | ||
† O. lancifolia (Lesquereux) LaMotte, 1952 | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | An Ocotea leaf morphospecies. | |||
† P. coriacea MacGinitie, 1969 (non-Engelhardt, 1895) | A Persea leaf morphospecies. | |||||
†T. multiperforataKruse, 1954 | Lake Gosiute (Eden Valley) | |||||
Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† L. psilopites Wodehouse, 1933 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | 1 specimen | A Liriodendron tulipifera -like tulip tree palyonomorph. [183] [181] | ||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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Arecaceae | †P. florissanti(Lesquereux) Read & Hickey, 1972 | Fossil Lake | A palmately veined palm leaf morphospecies. | |||
† Palmoxylon | †P. coleiTidwell, 1973 | Lake Gosiute (Eden Valley) | ||||
†P. contortumTidwell, 1973 | Lake Gosiute (Eden Valley) | |||||
†P. edenenseTidwell, 1973 | Lake Gosiute (Eden Valley) | |||||
†P. macginitieiTidwell et al., 1971 | Lake Gosiute (Eden Valley) | |||||
†P. haydenii(Newberry) Read & Hickey, 1972 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A pinnately veined palm leaf morphospecies. | ![]() | ||
Fossil Lake (Fossil Butte member) | numerous | ![]() | ||||
†S. powellii(Newberry) Berry, 1930 | Fossil Lake | A palmate veined palm leaf morphospecies. | ![]() | |||
Cyperaceae? | † Cyperacites | †C.? filiferus | Lake Unita | A number of specimens | Likely rhizomes of monocots?. | ![]() |
†C. haydenii(Lesquereux) Knowlton, 1898 | Lake Gosiute | Several specimens | A sedge-like leaf morphospecies. | ![]() | ||
† C. chavannesi Heer, 1855 | Rejected | 1 specimen | A sedge leaf morphospecies. | |||
Dioscoreaceae | Dioscorea | † D. lindgrenii Herrera & Manchester | Fossil Lake (Fossil Butte Member) | 2 specimens | sweet potato fruits [200] | |
† D. shermanii Herrera & Manchester | 1 specimen | |||||
Indeterminate | Rejected | ? | Scrappy material tentatively identified as rush leaves. | |||
† A. reperta Lesquereux, 1876 | Lake Uinta | Several specimens | A giant cane grass morphospecies. | ![]() | ||
† P. rubus R.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Unita | |||||
Typhaceae | Sparganium | † S. antiquum (Newberry) Berry, 1924 | Lake Gosiute | A bur-reed leaf morphospecies. | ![]() | |
† S. eocenicum R.W. Brown, 1929 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | ||||
† T. lesquereuxi Cockerell, 1906 | Lake Unita | |||||
†M. complicatumLesquereux, 1873 | Lake Gosiute | 5 specimens | A zingiberaceous monocot leaf morphotaxon. [167] [181] | |||
Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
† Arecipites | †A. punctatusWodehouse, 1933 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | 1 specimen | A Phoenix dactylifera -like palm palyonomorph. [183] [181] | |
†A. rugosusWodehouse, 1933 | 1 specimen | ||||
†P. davisiiWodehouse, 1933 | 1 specimen | A tuckahoe-like arrow-arum palyonomorph. [183] [181] | |||
† P. hollickipites Wodehouse, 1933 | Numerous | A Potamogeton palyonomorph. [183] [181] | |||
† Smilacipites | †S. echinatusWodehouse, 1933 | 2 specimen | |||
†S. herbaceoidesWodehouse, 1933 | 1 specimen | ||||
†S. molloidesWodehouse, 1933 | 1 specimen | A Smilax mollis -like palyonomorph. [183] [181] | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
†C. muricatum incertum (Brown) Herendeen, Les, & Dilcher, 1990 | Fossil Lake | 19 Specimens | A prickly hornwort subspecies. | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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" Mahonia " | †"M." eocenica (R.W. Brown) C.A. Arnold, 1936 | Lake Uinta | 1 Specimen | An oregon grape leaf morphospecies. [202] | ||
Menispermaceae | †M. limacioidesMacGinitie, 1969 | |||||
† S. wilfii Han & Manchester, 2017 | Lake Uinta (Wilkins Peak Member) | Numerous | ||||
† Nelumbo | Undescribed | Lake Gosiute | ||||
Platanaceae | †M. wyomingensis(Knowlton & Cockerell) Manchester, 1986 | Lake Untia (Parachute Creek Member) | A sycamore relative species. | ![]() | ||
†P. fremontensis(Berry) Nares, Huegele, Manchester | Lake Untia (Parachute Creek Member) | multiple specimens | A sycamore relative species. | |||
† L.? microphylla Lesquereux, 1876 | Rejected | specimens missing | First identified as a guitarplant leaf morphospecies. | |||
†N. borealisHeer, 1870 | Rejected | A basal trochodendroid | ||||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apocynaceae | †A. coloradensisBrown, 1929 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | An apocynaceous seed morphospecies. [170] [169] | ||
†A. uniseriatumKruse, 1954 | Lake Gosiute | An apocynaceous wood morphospecies. [191] | ||||
†A. quinus(Macginitie) Doweld | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | An Apialean leaf mophogenus. [207] | ||||
†A. revelatusCockerell, 1925 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A caryophyllacous flower morphotaxon. [70] [181] | ![]() | ||
† A. delicatula Lesquereux, 1885 | 2 specimens | A possible bog rosemary ericaceous morphospecies. [167] [180] | ||||
Oleaceae | Osmanthus | † O. praemissa (Lesquereux) Cockerell, 1906 | Lake Uinta | An Osmanthus leaf morphospecies. | ||
† O. viridiflumensis (Knowlton) MacGinitie, 1969) | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | An Osmanthus leaf morphospecies. [180] | |||
†G. hueberiLot, Manchester, & Dilcher, 1998 | Fossil Lake | 1 specimen | A polemoniaceous herb species. [208] | |||
†L. calycinaDeanna et al. | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | 3 specimens | A nightshade family fruit [209] | |||
† S. transversa MacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Unita | |||||
† S. exilis MacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Unita | A Symplocaceous leaf morphotype. [180] | ||||
Incertae sedis | †O. elongatum(MacGinitie) Manchester, Judd, Correa-Narvaez, 2024 | Lake Unita | A superastrid plant of possible caryophyllalean affinity. First described as Oreopanax elongatum (1969) [210] O. elongatum synonymy | |||
Family | Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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† L. callarche Cockerell, 1925 | Lake Unita | 2 specimens | ![]() | |||
Anacardiaceae | † Barkleya | †B. schinoloxa(R. W. Brown) Manchester & Judd | Lake Gosiute (Laney Member) | Numerous | An anacardiaceous samara. [211] | |
†E. parviareolatumKruse, 1954 | Lake Gosiute (Eden Valley) | An anacardiaceous wood morphospecies. [191] | ||||
Rhus | † R. longepetiolata (Lesquereux) R.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Gosiute | An anacardiaceous leaf morphotype. | |||
† "R." nigricans (Lesquereux) Knowlton, 1923 | Lake Gosiute (Laney Member) | Numerous | An anacardiaceous leaf morphotype. [211] Moved from Myrica nigricans (1929). Possibly the leaves of Barkleya schinoloxa . "R." nigricans synonymy
| ![]() | ||
† S. vexans Cockerell, 1906 | Lake Gosiute | A sumac leaf morphospecies. | ||||
†S. actinoporosumKruse, 1954 | Lake Gosiute (Eden Valley) | An anacardiaceous wood morphospecies. [191] | ||||
† T. winchesteri (Knowlton) MacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Gosiute | A poison oak leaf morphospecies. | ![]() | |||
† B. inaequilateralis (Lesquereux) MacGinitie, 1969 | A bursera leaf morphotype. [180] [211] First named as Alnites unaequilateralis (1876) B. inaequilateralis synonymy
| ![]() | ||||
† C. mccoshii Lesquereux, 1883 | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | A hackberry leaf morphospecies. | |||
†F. scleroticumKruse, 1954 | Lake Gosiute (Eden Valley) | A capparaceous wood morphospecies. [191] | ||||
Celastraceae | † C. winchesteri (Knowlton) MacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A staff vine leaf morphospecies. [180] | ||
†C. emarginatum | Lake Unita | A staff vine relative leaf morphospecies. | ||||
Sedum ? | † S.? hesperium Knowlton, 1923 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | A possible stonecrop leaf morphospecies. [167] | ||
†H. microporosumKruse, 1954 | Lake Gosiute (Eden Valley) | |||||
Fabaceae | † A. utensis Cockerell, 1925 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | ![]() | ||
† A. lindgreni Herendeen & Herrera, 2019 | Fossil Lake | 3 specimens | ||||
Caesalpinia | † C. flumen-viridensis Herendeen & Dilcher, 1991 | Lake Gosiute | 2 specimens | A Caesalpinia subg. Mezoneuron seed morphospecies. [213] | ||
† "C." pecorae R.W. Brown, 1956 | Lake Unita | 2 specimens | First named as a Caesalpinia leaf morphospecies. | |||
†C. falcatusMacGinitie, 1969 | A Caesalpinia -like leaf morphospecies. [180] | |||||
† C. tenuinervis (Lesquereux) R.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A redbud leaf morphospecies. [167] [169] [181] | |||
† E. roanensis MacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Unita | A coral tree leaf morphospecies. [180] | ||||
† G. hesperia (R.W. Brown) MacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Uinta | A coffeetree leaf morphospecies. [170] Moved from Cassia hesperia (1929) | ||||
† Leguminosites | †L. alternansLesquereux, 1875 [1876] | Rejected | A legume leaf morphospecies. [167] | |||
†L. lesquereuxianaKnowlton, 1898 | Lake Unita | A legume leaf morphospecies. [167] L. lesquereuxiana synonymy
| ||||
†L. regularisMacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Unita | |||||
†P. coloradensis(Knowlton) Call & Dilcher, 1994 | Lake Uinta | A legume leaf morphospecies. Moved from Mimosites coloradensis (1923). [214] P. coloradensis synonymy
| ||||
† S. wardelli MacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Uinta | A swartzieous leaf morphotype. [180] | ||||
Fagaceae | Quercus | † Q. castaneopsis Lesquereux, 1883 | Lake Gosiute | Several fragmentary specimens | An oak morphospecies. P. cinnamomoides synonymy
| |
† "Q. cuneatus" MacGinitie, 1969 (non-Wangenh. 1787 | Lake Unita | An oak leaf morphospecies. | ||||
† Q. drymeja Unger, 1847 | Rejected | An oak morphospecies. | ||||
† Q. petros MacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Unita | |||||
† Q. utensis Cockerell, 1927 | Lake Unita | An oak morphospecies. [181] Considered nomen dubium by MacGinitie (1969). [180] | ||||
† D. eocenica (R.W. Brown) MacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A winter-hazel leaf morphotype. | |||
Juglandaceae | Juglans | † J. crossii Knowlton, 1898 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen? | ![]() | |
† J. bilinica Unger, 1850 | 1 specimen | A walnut leaf morphospecies. [167] | ||||
† J. schimperi Lesquereux, 1873 | Lake Unita | A walnut leaf morphospecies. | ![]() | |||
† Palaeocarya | Cf. †P. clarnensisManchester, 1987 | Lake Gosiute? | A Palaeocarya nut morphospecies similar to Palaeocarya clarnensis . [215] | |||
†P. uintaensis(MacGinitie) Manchester, 1987 | Lake Unita | A Palaeocarya nut morphospecies. [180] [215] | ||||
† P. castaneopsis (Lesquereux) Wing & Hickey, 1984 | Fossil Lake | A Platycarya species. | ![]() | |||
Pterocarya | † P. macginitii Manchester & Dilcher, 1982 | Lake Gosiute | ||||
† P. roanensis MacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Unita | |||||
Malvaceae | † H. roanensis R.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Unita | ||||
† O. murata R.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A balsa tree leaf morphospecies. [180] | |||
† S. coloradensis R.W. Brown, 1929 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A sterculioid leaf morphospecies. [170] [180] | |||
T. ovata MacGinitie, 1969 (non-De Candolle, 1824) | A burbark leaf morphospecies. | |||||
† C. trainii C.A. Arnold, 1936 | Lake Unita | A meliaceous leaf morphospecies. [180] | ||||
†W. multiseriatumBoonchai, Manchester & Wheeler | Lake Gosiute (Tipton Shale Member) | 1 specimen | ||||
Myricaceae | † M. scalariformis (Kruse), Wheeler & Manchester, 2021 | Lake Gosiute (Eden Valley) | A myricaceous wood morphospecies. | |||
† M. salicina Unger, 1850 | Rejected | sp missing | Identified as a European Myrica species | |||
†S. americana(Lesquereux) Manchester, Dilcher, & Wing, 1998 | Lake Unita | Circa 26 specimens | A myrtaceous species. | ![]() | ||
Rhamnaceae | †B. paucidentataMacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Unita | A rhamnaceous leaf morphotype. [180] | |||
Ptelea | † P. cassioides (Lesquereux) MacGinitie, 1969 | Rejected | Type specimen leaf from the Florissant Formation | |||
† P. paliuruoides (R.W. Brown) Manchester & O'Leary, 2010 | Lake Unita | A rhamnaceous seed morphospecies. [190] | ||||
†R. rhamnoidesManchester & O'Leary, 2010 | Lake Unita | A rhamnaceous seed morphospecies. [190] | ||||
Rosaceae | † P. stewarti MacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Gosiute | A cherry leaf morphospecies. | |||
† R. hillae Lesquereux, 1885 | ||||||
Rutaceae | †A. ordinatumKruse, 1954 | Lake Gosiute (Eden Valley) | ||||
Fagara | † F. biseriata Kruse, 1954 | Lake Gosiute (Eden Valley) | ||||
† F. monophylloides Kruse, 1954 | Lake Gosiute (Eden Valley) | |||||
Salicaceae | Populus | † P. cinnamomoides (Lesquereux) MacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Uinta | Numerous | An Aspen/cottonwood relative. First described as Ceanothus cinnamomoides (1872) P. cinnamomoides synonymy
| |
† P. wilmattae Cockerell, 1925 | Lake Uinta | Numerous | An Aspen/cottonwood relative. [70] [221] | ![]() | ||
† P. tidwellii Manchester, Judd, & Handley, 2006 | Lake Uinta | Numerous | An Aspen/cottonwood relative. [221] | |||
†P. handleyiBoucher, Manchester, & Judd, 2003 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | A salicaceous species. [222] | ![]() | |||
Salix | † S. cockerelli R.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Unita | 4 Specimens | |||
† S. longiacuminata Knowlton ex R.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Gosiute | 1 specimen | A willow leaf morphospecies. [167] [181] | |||
Sapindaceae | † A. flexifolia (Lesquereux) MacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Gosiute | 4 Specimens | An Allophylus leaf morphospecies. [180] First named Euonymus flexifolia (1885) [181] A. flexifolia synonymy
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† A. balli (R.W. Brown) MacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Unita | A sapindaceous leaf morphotype. | ||||
" Cardiospermum " | †"C." coloradensis (Knowlton) MacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Uninta | Numerous | A possible ballon vine leaf morphospecies. [180] Moved from Lomatia coloradensis (1929) "C." coloradensis synonymy
| ![]() | |
† K. allenii (Lesquereux) W.N. Edwards, 1929 | Fossil Lake (Fossil Butte Member) | A golden rain tree fruit morphospecies. | ||||
Sapindus | † S. dentoni Lesquereux, 1876 | Lake Unita | A soapberry leaf morphotype. | |||
† S. obtusifolius Lesquereux, 1874 | Lake Unita | A soapberry leaf morphotype. | ||||
† T. eocenica R.W. Brown, 1929 | Lake Unita | A soap berry leaf morphospecies. [170] [180] | ||||
† A. lesquereuxii Cockerell, 1927 | A tree of heaven fruit morphospecies [181] | ![]() | ||||
†S. inordinataKruse, 1954 | Lake Gosiute (Eden Valley) | A surianaceous wood morphospecies. [191] | ||||
Tetramelaceae | †P. lepidioides(Cockerell) Deanna et al. | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | Numerous | A tetramelaceous fruit morphotype. [224] | ![]() | |
†P. glandulosa(Brown) Manchester, Judd, & Kodrul, 2023 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | Numerous | A tetramelaceous leaf morphotype. [224] | |||
†C. nervosum(Newberry) Manchester, 1989 | Lake Uinta | Numerous | An ulmaceous species. First named as Planera nervosa (1883) C. nervosum synonymy
| ![]() | ||
† C. parrottiaefolia Lesquereux, 1876 | Rejected | 3 specimens | A grape relative leaf morphospecies. | |||
Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†A. berryiWodehouse, 1933 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | An Ailanthus glandulosa -like soapberry family palynomorph. [183] [181] | |||
†A. speciipites(Wodehouse) Raatz, 1938 | Numerous | An alder-like palynomorph. | |||
† B. claripites Wodehouse, 1933 | 3 specimens | A Betula lenta -like birch palynomorph. [183] [181] | |||
†C. viridi-fluminisWodehouse, 1933 | 1 specimen | A caprifoliaceous-like palynomorph. [183] [181] | |||
† C. ancipites Wodehouse, 1933 | |||||
Carya | † C. juxtaporipites (Wodehouse) LaMotte, 1952 | 1 specimen | A hickory-like palynomorph. | ||
† C. viridi-fluminipitis (Wodehouse) Wilson & Webster, 1944 | 1 specimen | A Carya myristiciformis -like hickory palynomorph. | |||
Ericipites | †E. brevisulcatusWodehouse, 1933 | 1 specimen | A Calluna vulgaris -like heath family palynomorph. [183] [181] | ||
†E. longisulcatusWodehouse, 1933 | 2 specimens | A heath family-like palynomorph. [183] [181] | |||
†J. nigripites(Wodehouse) Wingate & Nichols, 2001 | 1 specimen | A walnut-like palynomorph. | |||
† Momipites | †M. corylipites(Wodehouse) D.J. Nichols, 1973 | 2 specimens | An Engelhardia -like palynomorph. | ||
†M. coryloidesWodehouse, 1933 | Numerous | A Celtis iguanaea -like hackberry palynomorph. [183] [181] | |||
†M. dubiusWodehouse, 1933 | 1 specimen | ||||
† M. ambiguipites Wodehouse, 1933 | 1 specimen | A Myriophyllum spicatum -like watermillfoil family palynomorph. [183] [181] | |||
†R. bradleyiWodehouse, 1933 | 4 specimens | A Rhus typhina -like cashew family palynomorph. [183] [181] | |||
† S. discoloripites Wodehouse, 1933 | Numerous | A Salix discolor and S. fragilis -like willow palynomorph. [183] [181] | |||
†T. fischeriWodehouse, 1933 | Numerous | A Talisia depressa -like soapberry family palynomorph. [183] [181] | |||
Tilia | † T. crassipites Wodehouse, 1933 | 1 specimen | A Tilia americana -like linden palynomorph. [183] [181] | ||
† T. tetraforaminipites Wodehouse, 1933 | 3 specimens | A Tilia americana -like linden palynomorph. [183] [181] | |||
† T. vescipites Wodehouse, 1933 | 1 specimens | A Tilia americana -like linden palynomorph. [183] [181] | |||
†V. dubiusWodehouse, 1933 | 1 specimen | A Vitis vinifera -like grape family palynomorph. [183] [181] | |||
Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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†A. cichorioidesKnowlton, 1923 | Lake Uinta | 1 specimen | An achene like structure of unidentified affiliation. [167] [181] [180] | ![]() | |
† Antholithes | †A. dubiaR.W. Brown, 1929 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | An 8-lobed/petaled flower of unidentified affiliation. [167] | |
†A. improbusLesquereux, 1883 | 2 specimens | A flowering structure of unidentified affiliation. [167] | ![]() | ||
†A. vitacifloraR.W. Brown, 1929 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | |||
†A. winchesteri(Knowlton) MacGinitie, 1969 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A flowering structure of unidentified affiliation. [180] | ![]() | |
†A. sp 1 R.W. Brown, 1934 | Fossil Lake | 1 specimen | A possibly cruciferous or orrograceous flower of unidentified affiliation. [169] | ||
†A. sp 2 R.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A flower with many stamens of unidentified affiliation. [169] | ||
†A. sp 3 R.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A malvaceous looking flower of unidentified affiliation. [169] | ||
†A. sp 4 R.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A flower with a superior ovary surrounded by the five-toothed calyx. [169] | ||
†A. sp 5 R.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A flower with tubular receptacle surmounted by a four-parted calyx. [169] | ||
†A. sp 7 R.W. Brown, 1934 | Fossil Lake | 1 specimen | A large flower or a badly distorted leaf of a Nelumbo? [169] | ||
†B. sprungerorumManchester & Lott, 2019 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | Numerous | |||
† Carpites | †C. inquirendaKnowlton, 1923 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A nutlet or fruit of unidentified affiliation. [167] | ![]() |
†C. newberryanusKnowlton, 1923 | 3 specimens | A nutlet of unidentified affiliation. | |||
†C. viburniLesquereux, 1878 | 1 specimen | A seed or nutlet of unidentified affiliation. [167] | ![]() | ||
† Carpolithus | †C. alabaccusR.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A winged or membranous fruit of unidentified affiliation. [169] | |
†C. caryophylloidesKnowlton, 1923 | Lake Unita | A dry capsular fruit of unidentified affiliation. [167] | ![]() | ||
†C. cassioidesR.W. Brown, 1929 | Lake Unita | 2 specimens? | |||
†C. insectoidesR.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A winged fruit of unidentified affiliation. [169] | ||
†C. palrnitesR.W. Brown, 1929 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A palm fruit or husk like fossil of unidentified affiliation. [170] | ||
†C. prunoidesR.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A flattened fruit of unidentified affiliation. [170] | ||
†C. serratifoliusR.W. Brown, 1929 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | Branchlet with leaves and fruits of possible salicaceous affinity. [170] [222] | ||
†C. vitaceusR.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A possibly vitaceous seed of unidentified affiliation. [169] | ||
† Caulinites | †C. acanthusR.W. Brown, 1929 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A thorny stem of unidentified affiliation. [170] | |
†C. prehensusR.W. Brown, 1929 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A climbing plant tendril of unidentified affiliation. [170] | ||
† Chaneya | †C. tenuis(Lesquereux) Wang & Manchester, 2000 | Lake Gosiute | A sapindalean flower of uncertain affiliations. | ![]() | |
†D. lesquereuxii(Knowlton) J.A. Wolfe & Tanai, 1987 | 1 specimen | A leaf of uncertain affiliation. | ![]() | ||
†P. comptonifolia(Brown) Manchester, Judd, & Kodrul, 2023 | Lake Uinta (Parachute Creek Member) | A pentapetalean eudicot of uncertain affiliation. [234] | |||
† Phyllites | †P. ericoidesR.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A thick leaf of unidentified affiliation. [169] | |
†P. fremontiUnger, 1850 | Rejected | 1 specimen | A leaf of unidentified affiliation. [167] | ||
†P. glandiferusR.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | An odd-pinnately compound leaf of possible fabaceous affinity. [169] | ||
†P. juncoidesR.W. Brown, 1929 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A leaf of unidentified affiliation. [170] | ||
†P. ourateaR.W. Brown, 1934 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A possibly herbaceous leaf of unidentified affinity. [169] | ||
†P. winchesteriKnowlton, 1923 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A leaf of unidentified affiliation. [167] | ![]() | |
Genus | Species | Member | Abundance | Notes | Image |
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† Rhizocaulon | †R. dichotomumR.W. Brown, 1929 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A root of unidentified affiliation. | |
†R. natansR.W. Brown, 1929 | Lake Unita | 1 specimen | A rootlet of unidentified affiliation. | ||
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