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Microsyops knightensis

Mammalia - Primates - Microsyopidae

Taxonomy
Cynodontomys knightensis was named by Gazin (1952). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Microsyops latidens by Szalay (1969); it was recombined as Microsyops knightensis by Gunnell (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Cynodontomys knightensis Gazin
1976Cynodontomys knightensis Gazin
1989Microsyops knightensis Gunnell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
familyMicrosyopidaeOsborn and Wortman 1892
subfamilyMicrosyopinaeOsborn and Wortman 1892
genusMicrosyopsLeidy 1872
speciesknightensis()

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.

†Microsyops knightensis Gazin 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:27:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:27:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Bridgerian or 55.80000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Cynodontomys knightensis (15650)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Cynodontomys knightensis (15662) Microsyops knightensis (15454 27268 46705 186944)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Microsyops knightensis (15837)