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North Horn Project Fossil vertebrates, including Cretaceous dinosaurs and Paleocene mammals, were first discovered in the North Horn Formation in the early 1930s. This and more recent work have shown that the North Horn is one of the best Paleocene mammal sites in North America. In 2000, a crew from the Alf Museum visited all the major Paleocene collecting sites in the North Horn. Since 2000, the museum has been concentrating their efforts on three avenues of research, which are: 1) The Cretaceous mammal fauna of the formation is poorly known and needs to be expanded; 2) The Gas Tank mammal fauna in the Paleocene part of the formation also is poorly known and new specimens need to be recovered; and 3) Further sampling of other Paleocene sites is needed as annual erosion of outcrop continues to expose new fossils. Alf Museum field crews work in conjunction with colleagues from the University of Oklahoma and University of Utah. Good progress has been made in this research effort and the project is slated to continue on a long–term basis. Publications Lofgren, D., B. Scherer, C. Clark, and B. Standhardt. 2005. First record of Stygimys (Mammalia, Multituberculata, Eucosmodontidae) from the Paleocene (Puercan) part of the North Horn Formation, Utah, and a review of the genus. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 12:77-97.
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