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Palaechthonidae

Osteichthyes - Primates - Palaechthonidae

Taxonomy
Palaechthonidae was named by Szalay (1969). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Microsyopoidea by Gunnell (1989); to Paromomyoidea by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Plesiadapiformes by Fox (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Palaechthonidae Szalay
1989Palaechthonidae Gunnell p. 15
1997Palaechthonidae McKenna and Bell
2011Palaechthonidae Fox p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
suborderPlesiadapiformesSimons and Tattersall 1972
superfamilyMicrosyopoidea
familyPalaechthonidaeSzalay 1969
familyPalaechthonidaeSzalay 1969

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. †Palaechthonidae Szalay 1969
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G. †Anasazia Van Valen 1994
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Anasazia williamsoni Van Valen 1994
Subfm. †Palaechthoninae Gunnell 1989
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G. †Palenochtha Simpson 1935
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Palenochtha minor Gidley 1923
Palenochtha weissae Rigby, Jr. 1980
G. †Premnoides Gunnell 1989
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Premnoides douglassi Gunnell 1989
Subfm. †Plesiolestinae Gunnell 1989
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G. †Phoxomylus Fox 2011
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G. †Plesiolestes Jepsen 1930
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Plesiolestes nacimienti Wilson and Szalay 1972
Invalid names: Torrejonia Gazin 1968 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available