Learning Center What is a mineral?The most common minerals on earth Information for Educators Mindat Articles The Elements The Rock H. Currier Digital Library Geologic Time

Minerals by Properties Minerals by Chemistry Advanced Locality Search Random Mineral Random Locality Search by minID Localities Near Me Search Articles Search Glossary More Search Options

The Mindat Manual Add a New Photo Rate Photos Locality Edit Report Coordinate Completion Report Add Glossary Item

Mining Companies Statistics Users Mineral Museums Clubs & Organizations Mineral Shows & Events The Mindat Directory Device Settings The Mineral Quiz

Photo Search Photo Galleries Search by Color New Photos Today New Photos Yesterday Members' Photo Galleries Past Photo of the Day Gallery Photography

BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems

Tynsky Quarry, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	41.7784,-110.734
Co-ordinates Derivation	stated in text
Given Location	Wyoming, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
18-inch-layer, F1-locality	Weidig I. (2010)	Green River - Fossil Butte	from upper Fossil Butte Member; Lostcabinian age based on stratigraphic work summarized in Buchheim et al. 2015. Stratigraphy and interbasinal correlations between Fossil and the Green River Basin, Wyoming. DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9906-5_6	"limestone"	55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene
Tynsky Quarry	Grande L., Buchheim H. P. (1994)	Green River - Fossil Butte		"limestone"	55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Knightia eocaena species	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Clupeiformes : Clupeidae : Knightia : *Knightia eocaena*	55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene
Diplomystus dentatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ellimmichthyiformes : Ellimmichthyidae : Diplomystus : *Diplomystus dentatus*	55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene
Gallinuloides wyomingensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Gallinuloididae : Gallinuloides : *Gallinuloides wyomingensis*	55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene
Pseudocrypturus cercanaxius species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Lithornithidae : Pseudocrypturus : *Pseudocrypturus cercanaxius*	55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene
Fluvioviridavis platyrhamphus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Fluvioviridavidae : Fluvioviridavis : *Fluvioviridavis platyrhamphus*	55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene
Eozygodactylus americanus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Zygodactylidae : Eozygodactylus : *Eozygodactylus americanus*	55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene
Pantolestidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pantolestidae	55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene
Lambdotherium sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Brontotheriidae : *Lambdotherium*	55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene
Paleoamphiuma tetradactylum species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Amphiumidae : Paleoamphiuma : *Paleoamphiuma tetradactylum*	55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene
Saniwa ensidens species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Varanidae : Saniwa : *Saniwa ensidens*	55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene
Bahndwivici ammoskius species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Shinisauridae : Bahndwivici : *Bahndwivici ammoskius*	55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene

References

Houde P. W. (1988) Paleognathous birds from the Early Tertiary of the Northern Hemisphere, Publications of the Nuttall Ornithological Club 22, 1-148

Grande L., Buchheim H. P. (1994) Paleontological and sedimentological variation in Earl Eocene Fossil Lake, University of Wyoming Contributions to Geology 30 1, 33-56

Froehlich D. J., Breithaupt B. H. (1997) A lambdotherium specimen from the fossil Butte member of the Green River formation, with comments on its biostratigraphic and paleoenvironmental importance and the phylogenetic significance of its Postcrania, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17 3, 47A

Rieppel O., Grande L. (1998) A well-preserved fossil amphiumid (Lissamphibia: Caudata) from the Eocene Green River Formation of Wyoming, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18 4, 700-708

Mayr G., Daniels M. (2001) A new short-legged landbird from the early Eocene of Wyoming and contemporaneous European sites, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 46 3, 393-402

Conrad J. L. (2006) An Eocene shinisaurid (Reptilia, Squamata) from Wyoming, U.S.A., Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26 1, 113-126

Rieppel O., Grande L. (2007) The anatomy of the fossil varanid lizard Saniwa ensidens Leidy, 1870, based on a newly discovered complete skeleton, Journal of Paleontology 81 4, 643-665

Weidig I. (2010) New Birds from the Lower Eocene Green River Formation, North America, Records of the Australian Museum 62, 29-44 doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.62.2010.1544

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

Quick NavCollections Recorded Fossils References

Mindat.org is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2024, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: April 29, 2024 19:13:30

Go to top of page