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White River Pocket, Uintah County, Utah, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	40.0667,-109.7
Co-ordinates Derivation	stated in text
Given Location	Utah, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Uintah County, Utah, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
White River Pocket	Prothero D. R. (1996)	Uinta - upper Wagonhound		not reported	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Simidectes medius species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Acreodi : Simidectes : *Simidectes medius*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Protoreodon parvus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Agriochoeridae : Protoreodon : *Protoreodon parvus*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Protoreodon pumilus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Agriochoeridae : Protoreodon : *Agriochoerus pumilus*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Bunomeryx montanus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Homacodontidae : Bunomeryx : *Bunomeryx montanus*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Hylomeryx annectens species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bunomerycidae : Hylomeryx : *Hylomeryx annectens*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Pentacemylus leotensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bunomerycidae : Pentacemylus : *Pentacemylus leotensis*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Protylopus petersoni species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Oromerycidae : Protylopus : *Protylopus petersoni*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Hyopsodus paulus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Condylarthra : Hyopsodontidae : Hyopsodus : *Hyopsodus paulus*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Oxyaenodon dysodus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyaenodonta : Oxyaenodon : *Oxyaenodon dysodus*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Amynodon advenus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Amynodontidae : Amynodon : *Amynodon advenus*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Epihippus gracilis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Epihippus : *Anchitherium gracilis*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Triplopus obliquidens species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Hyracodontidae : Triplopus : *Hyrachyus obliquidens*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Isectolophus annectens species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Isectolophus : *Isectolophus annectens*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Macrotarsius jepseni species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Anaptomorphidae : Macrotarsius : *Hemiacodon jepseni*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Ourayia uintensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Anaptomorphidae : Ourayia : *Microsyops uintensis*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Pareumys grangeri species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cylindrodontidae : Pareumys : *Pareumys grangeri*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Pareumys troxelli species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cylindrodontidae : Pareumys : *Pareumys troxelli*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Microparamys dubius species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Ischyromyidae : Microparamys : *Microparamys dubius*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Mytonomys robustus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Ischyromyidae : Mytonomys : *Mytonomys robustus*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Paramys compressidens species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Ischyromyidae : Paramys : *Paramys compressidens*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene
Helodermoides sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : *Helodermoides*	46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene

References

Gazin C. L. (1955) A review of the Upper Eocene Artiodactyla of North America, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 128 8, 1-96

Sullivan R. M. (1979) Revision of the Paleogene genus Glyptosaurus (Reptilia, Anguidae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 163 1, 1-72

Krishtalka L. (1979) Paleontology and Geology of the Badwater Creek Area, Central Wyoming. Part 18. Revision of Late Eocene Hyopsodus, Annals of Carnegie Museum 48 20, 377-389

Rose K. D. (1985) Comparative Osteology of North American Dichobunid Artiodactyls, Journal of Paleontology 59 5, 1203-1226

Prothero D. R. (1996) Magnetic stratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the middle Eocene Uinta Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah, The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America, 3-24

Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals

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