The Wind River Formation is a geologic formation in Wyoming in the Wind River Basin. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period. A recent study by Stanford suggests that fracking has contaminated the entire ground water resource in the basin.[1]
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Mammals
Apatotheres
Apatotheres reported from the Wind River Formation
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Apatemys
A. bellulus
Lost Cabin Member.[2]
Also found in the Willwood Formation.[2]
Cimolestans
Cimolestans reported from the Wind River Formation
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Palaeosinopa
P. incerta
Lost Cabin Member.[2]
A pantolestid also known from the Willwood and San Jose formations .[2]
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^ abcdefghJohnson, Edward (2005-06-01). "A New Early Eocene Mammalian Fauna from the Great Divide Basin, Southwestern Wyoming: Vertebrate Paleontology, Paleoclimatology, and Biostratigraphy". Masters Theses.
^ abcdHembree, Daniel I. (April 30, 2007). "Phylogenetic revision of Rhineuridae (Reptilia: Squamata: Amphisbaenia) from the Eocene to Miocene of North America". The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions (15): 1–20. doi:10.17161/PCNS.1808.3763. hdl:1808/3763. S2CID 59354440.
^ abcdHickey, Leo J.; Hodges, Ronald W. (1975-08-29). "Lepidopteran Leaf Mine from the Early Eocene Wind River Formation of Northwestern Wyoming". Science. 189 (4204): 718–720. Bibcode:1975Sci...189..718H. doi:10.1126/science.189.4204.718. ISSN 0036-8075.
Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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