Sheep Pass Formation

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Sheep Pass Formation
Stratigraphic range: Latest Cretaceous to Paleogene
Type Geological formation
Sub-units6 members (A to F)
Location
Region Nevada
Country United States

The Sheep Pass Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

Contents

Fossil content

Vertebrates

Mammals
GenusSpeciesPresenceMaterialNotesImages
Apatemys A. bellusNear Ely, Nevada. [1] An apatothere.
Elymys E. complexusNear Ely, Nevada. [2] A rodent, possibly of the family Zapodidae.
Ischyromyidae Near Ely, Nevada. [2]
Knightomys Near Ely, Nevada. [2] A rodent represented by material not assignable to species. [2]
Mattimys Near Ely, Nevada. [2] A rodent represented by material not assignable to species. [2]
Microparamys M. sambucusNear Ely, Nevada. [2] A rodent.
Notharctus N. tenebrosus Near Ely, Nevada. [1] Upper and lower jaws. [3] A primate.
Notharctus tenebrosus paris.JPG
Nyctitheriidae Near Ely, Nevada. [1] At least one nyctitheriid present.
Palaeochiropteryx P. sambuceus"Elderberry Canyon Quarry in the Egan Range near Ely, White Pine County". [4] Partial skeleton (USNM PAL 417350) and left dentary (USNM PAL 706598). [4] A palaeochiropterygid bat.
Palaeochiropteryx - 3d Reconstruction.jpg
Pantolestes P. longicaudusNear Ely, Nevada. [1] A pantolestid.
Pauromys P. exallosNear Ely, Nevada. [2] A rodent.
Reithroparamys R. delicatissimusNear Ely, Nevada. [2] A rodent.
cf. R. huerfanensisNear Ely, Nevada. [2] A rodent.
Sciuravus S. sp.Near Ely, Nevada. [2] A rodent represented by material not assignable to species. [2]
Sonor S. handae"Elderberry Canyon Quarry in the Egan Range near Ely, White Pine County". [4] Left dentary (USNM PAL 544091). [4] A vespertilionid bat.
cf. Tetrapassalus cf. T. mckennaiNear Ely, Nevada. [1] An epoicotheriid.
Trogolemur T. myodesNear Ely, Nevada. [1] An anaptomorphine primate.
Volactrix V. simmonsae"Elderberry Canyon Quarry in the Egan Range near Ely, White Pine County". [4] Right and left dentaries. [4] An onychonycterid bat.
Amphibians
GenusSpeciesPresenceMaterialNotesImages
Eorubeta E. nevadensisMember C (south Egan Range). [5] [6] A frog.
Palaeobatrachus P. occidentalisMember B. [6] A frog.

Invertebrates

Crustaceans
GenusSpeciesPresenceMaterialNotesImages
Clinocypris?C.? sp.Member B. [5] An ostracod.
Cypridea C. bicostataMember B. [5] An ostracod.
Paracypridopsis?P.? sp.Member B. [5] An ostracod.
Molluscs
GenusSpeciesPresenceMaterialNotesImages
Hydrobia Member B. [5] A snail.
Valvata Member B. [5] A snail.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Emry, Robert J. (1990-01-01). "Mammals of the Bridgerian (middle Eocene) Elderberry Canyon Local Fauna of eastern Nevada". Dawn of the Age of Mammals in the northern part of the Rocky Mountain Interior, North America. Geological Society of America Special Papers. Vol. 243. pp. 187–210. doi:10.1130/SPE243-p187. ISBN   0-8137-2243-8.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Emry, Robert J.; Korth, William W. (1989). "Rodents of the Bridgerian (Middle Eocene) Elderberry Canyon Local Fauna of Eastern Nevada". Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology (67): 1–14. doi:10.5479/si.00810266.67.1. ISSN   0081-0266.
  3. ↑ Perry, Jonathan M. G.; Gunnell, Gregg F.; Emry, Robert J. (2017-07-04). "New cranial material of Notharctus (Mammalia, Primates, Notharctidae) from the Sheep Pass Formation, Elderberry Canyon, Nevada, with implications for incisor morphology and paleogeography of notharctine primates". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 37 (4) e1331914. Bibcode:2017JVPal..37E1914P. doi:10.1080/02724634.2017.1331914. ISSN   0272-4634. S2CID   133982802.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Czaplewski, Nicholas J.; Morgan, Gary S.; Emry, Robert J.; Gignac, Paul M.; O'Brien, Haley D. (2022-05-25). "Three New Early Middle Eocene Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Elderberry Canyon, Nevada, USA". Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology (106): 2–25. doi: 10.5479/si.19874677 . ISSN   1943-6688. S2CID   249114343.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bonde, Joshua W.; Druschke, Peter A.; Hilton, Richard P.; Henrici, Amy C.; Rowland, Stephen M. (2020). "Preservation of latest Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)-Paleocene frogs (Eorubeta nevadensis) of the Sheep Pass Formation of east-central Nevada and implications for paleogeography of the Nevadaplano". PeerJ. 8 e9455. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9455 . ISSN   2167-8359. PMC   7341540 . PMID   32704447.
  6. 1 2 "Abstract: TWO DISTINCT FROG DEATH ASSEMBLAGES FROM THE SHEEP PASS FORMATION (MAASTRICHTIAN-EOCENE), EAST-CENTRAL NEVADA (2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009))". gsa.confex.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.


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