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Plesiadapidae
Taxonomy
Plesiadapidae was named by Trouessart (1897). It is not extant. Its type is Plesiadapis. It was considered monophyletic by Beard (1991) and Beard (1993).
It was assigned to Proglires by Hay (1930); to Primates by Matthew (1917), Simpson (1936), Simpson (1937), Simpson (1940) and Gazin (1969); to Plesiadapoidea by Gingerich (1973); to Plesiadapiformes by Gingerich (1975); to Dermoptera by Beard (1991); to Plesiadapiformes by Beard (1993) and Thewissen et al. (2001); and to Plesiadapoidea by Carroll (1988), Gunnell (1989), Fox (1990), Bloch et al. (2007) and Silcox et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Proglires by Hay (1930); to Primates by Matthew (1917), Simpson (1936), Simpson (1937), Simpson (1940) and Gazin (1969); to Plesiadapoidea by Gingerich (1973); to Plesiadapiformes by Gingerich (1975); to Dermoptera by Beard (1991); to Plesiadapiformes by Beard (1993) and Thewissen et al. (2001); and to Plesiadapoidea by Carroll (1988), Gunnell (1989), Fox (1990), Bloch et al. (2007) and Silcox et al. (2010).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1887 | Platychoeropidae Lydekker |
| 1897 | Plesiadapidae Trouessart |
| 1917 | Plesiadapidae Matthew p. 838 |
| 1930 | Plesiadapidae Hay p. 445 |
| 1936 | Plesiadapidae Simpson p. 19 |
| 1937 | Plesiadapidae Simpson p. 164 |
| 1940 | Plesiadapidae Simpson p. 202 |
| 1969 | Plesiadapidae Gazin p. 7 |
| 1973 | Plesiadapidae Gingerich p. 518 |
| 1975 | Plesiadapidae Gingerich p. 136 |
| 1988 | Plesiadapidae Carroll |
| 1989 | Plesiadapidae Gunnell p. 147 |
| 1990 | Plesiadapidae Fox p. 638 |
| 1991 | Plesiadapidae Beard |
| 1993 | Plesiadapidae Beard |
| 2001 | Plesiadapidae Thewissen et al. p. 352 |
| 2007 | Plesiadapidae Bloch et al. p. 1162 |
| 2010 | Plesiadapidae Silcox et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. †Plesiadapidae Trouessart 1897
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Subfm. †Asioplesiadapinae Fu et al. 2002
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G. †Chiromyoides Stehlin 1916
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†Chiromyoides caesor Gingerich 1973
†Chiromyoides campanicus Stehlin 1916
†Chiromyoides gigas Burger and Honey 2008
†Chiromyoides gingerichi Secord 2008
†Chiromyoides kesiwah Beard et al. 2020
†Chiromyoides major Gingerich 1975
†Chiromyoides mauberti De Bast et al. 2018
†Chiromyoides minor Gingerich 1975
†Chiromyoides potior Gingerich 1975
G. †Nannodectes Gingerich 1975
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†Nannodectes gazini Gingerich 1975
†Nannodectes gidleyi Matthew 1917
†Nannodectes intermedius Gazin 1971
†Nannodectes lynasi Lofgren et al. 2014
†Nannodectes simpsoni Gazin 1956
G. †Platychoerops Charlesworth 1855
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†Platychoerops antiquus Boyer et al. 2012
†Platychoerops boyeri De Bast et al. 2018
†Platychoerops daubrei Lemoine 1880
†Platychoerops richardsoni Charlesworth 1855
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Invalid names: Miolophus planiceps Owen 1865 [objective synonym]
†Platychoerops russelli Gingerich 1976
Invalid names: Miolophus Owen 1865 [objective synonym], Plesiadapis (Subunicuspidens) Lemoine 1887 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Plesiadapis Gervais 1877
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†Plesiadapis berruensis Jehle et al. 2018
†Plesiadapis churchilli Gingerich 1975
†Plesiadapis cookei Jepsen 1930
†Plesiadapis dubius Matthew 1915
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Invalid names: Plesiadapis pearcei Gazin 1956 [synonym], Plesiadapis rubeyi Gazin 1942 [synonym]
†Plesiadapis gingerichi Rose 1981
†Plesiadapis insignis Piton 1940
†Plesiadapis ploegi De Bast et al. 2018
†Plesiadapis praecursor Gingerich 1975
†Plesiadapis recticuspidens Lemoine 1878
†Plesiadapis remensis Lemoine 1887
†Plesiadapis russelli Gingerich 1976
†Plesiadapis simonsi Gingerich 1975
†Plesiadapis tricuspidens Gervais 1877
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Invalid names: Platychoerops georgei Hooker 1994 [synonym], Plesiadapis (Tricuspidens) gervaisii Lemoine 1887 [synonym]
†Plesiadapis walbeckensis Russell 1964
Invalid names: Menatotherium Piton 1940 [synonym], Nothodectes Matthew 1915 [synonym], Plesiadapis (Ancepsoides) Russell 1964 [invalid subgroup], Plesiadapis (Tricuspidens) Lemoine 1887 [invalid subgroup], Plesiadapis chevillionii Lemoine 1880 [nomen nudum]
G. †Pronothodectes Gidley 1923
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†Pronothodectes gaoi Fox 1990
†Pronothodectes jepi Gingerich 1975
†Pronothodectes matthewi Gidley 1923
G. †Trogolemur Matthew 1909
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†Trogolemur amplior Beard et al. 1992
†Trogolemur fragilis Beard et al. 1992
†Trogolemur myodes Matthew 1909
†Trogolemur storeri Perry et al. 2023
Invalid names: Platychoeropidae Lydekker 1887 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available