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D is for Diplobunops – #AtoZChallenge – 2017 – Uintan Mammals

D is for Diplobunops.

Diplobunops is a small hoofed mammal related to pigs. The group of mammals that contains Diplobunops and other related species is loosely referred to as oreodonts.

Diplobunops matthewi (Peterson, 1919) – fossil mammal skeleton from the Eocene of Utah, USA. (CM 11801, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)

C is for Colodon – #AtoZChallenge – 2017 – Uintan Mammals

C is for Colodon.

The genus Colodon made its first appearance in the Uintan. It is a type of hooved mammal most closely related to modern tapirs.

You can read more about Colodon here:

Colbert, 2005, The Facial Skeleton of the Early Oligocene Colodon (Perissodactyla, Tapiroidea): Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 8.

B is for Bunomeryx – #AtoZChallenge – 2017 – Uintan Mammals

B is for Bunomeryx.

Bunomeryx is a member of the Family Dichobunidae, a group of hoofed mammals potentially related to pigs and hippopotamuses.They would have been small in size (probably less than 20 pounds). Their feet had several toes, each ending in a tiny hoof.

Uintan Mammals from A to Z – #AtoZChallenge – 2017

It’s April, so it’s time for the A to Z Blogging Challenge!

Each year in April there is a challenge to write 26 blog posts during the month, one for each letter of the English alphabet. I’ve done:

Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) (2016)
Beer and Brewing (2015)
Cameras (2014)
Paleocene Mammals (2013)

This year, I’m going back to a paleontology theme. I’ll be looking for fossils of Uintan Age mammals, provided I can find them.

The Uintan is a North American Land Mammal “age,” that is, a period of time in North America defined by a particular suite of fossil mammals. In years, the Uintan lasted from around 45 to 40 million years ago.Continue reading “Uintan Mammals from A to Z – #AtoZChallenge – 2017”