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Plesiadapoidea

Mammalia - Primates

Taxonomy
Plesiadapoidea was named as a superfamily. It was considered monophyletic by Bloch et al. (2007).

It was reranked as the suborder Plesiadapoidea by Gingerich (1973).

It was assigned to Primates by Gingerich (1973); to Plesiadapiformes by Carroll (1988), Gunnell (1989), Fox (1990), Fox (1991); and to Euprimateformes by Bloch et al. (2007), Silcox et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Plesiadapoidea Gingerich p. 518
1988Plesiadapoidea Carroll
1989Plesiadapoidea Gunnell p. 12
1990Plesiadapoidea Fox p. 638
1991Plesiadapoidea Fox p. 334
2007Plesiadapoidea Bloch et al. p. 1162
2010Plesiadapoidea Silcox et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
—Euprimateformes
superfamilyPlesiadapoidea
superfamilyPlesiadapoidea

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.

Superfm. †Plesiadapoidea
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Fm. †Carpolestidae Simpson 1935
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Subfm. †Carpolestinae Russell 1964
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G. †Carpocristes Beard and Wang 1995
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†Carpocristes oriens Beard and Wang 1995
†Carpocristes rosei Beard 2000
G. †Carpodaptes Matthew and Granger 1921
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†Carpodaptes aulacodon Matthew and Granger 1921
†Carpodaptes cygneus Russell 1967
†Carpodaptes hazelae Simpson 1936
†Carpodaptes jepseni Rose 1975
Invalid names: Carpomegodon Bloch et al. 2001 [synonym]
G. †Carpolestes Simpson 1928
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†Carpolestes dubius Jepsen 1930
†Carpolestes nigridens Simpson 1928
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Invalid names: Carpolestes aquilae Simpson 1929 [synonym], Litotherium complicatum Simpson 1929 [synonym]
†Carpolestes simpsoni Bloch and Gingerich 1998
†Carpolestes twelvemilensis Mattingly et al. 2017
Invalid names: Litotherium Simpson 1929 [synonym]
G. †Elphidotarsius Gidley 1923
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†Elphidotarsius florencae Gidley 1923
†Elphidotarsius russelli Krause 1978
G. †Subengius Smith et al. 2004
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†Subengius mengi Smith et al. 2004
G. †Chronolestes Beard and Wang 1995
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†Chronolestes simul Beard and Wang 1995
G. †Parvocristes Thewissen et al. 2001
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†Parvocristes oligocollis Thewissen et al. 2001
Invalid names: Chronolestinae Beard and Wang 1995 [empty]
Fm. †Picrodontidae Simpson 1937
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G. †Draconodus Tomida 1982
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†Draconodus apertus Tomida 1982
G. †Picrodus Douglass 1908
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†Picrodus calgariensis Scott and Fox 2005
†Picrodus canpacius Scott and Fox 2005
†Picrodus lepidus Scott and Fox 2005
†Picrodus silberlingi Douglass 1908
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Invalid names: Megopterna minuta Douglass 1908 [synonym]
Invalid names: Megopterna Douglass 1908 [synonym]
G. †Russellodon Sigé and Marandat 1997
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†Russellodon haininense Sigé and Marandat 1997
G. †Zanycteris Matthew 1917
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†Zanycteris honeyi Burger 2013
†Zanycteris paleocenus Matthew 1917
Fm. †Plesiadapidae Trouessart 1897
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Subfm. †Asioplesiadapinae Fu et al. 2002
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G. †Asioplesiadapis Fu et al. 2002
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†Asioplesiadapis youngi Fu et al. 2002
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. †Jattadectes Thewissen et al. 2001
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†Jattadectes mamikheli Thewissen et al. 2001
G. †Megachiromyoides Weigelt 1933
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G. †Nannodectes Gingerich 1975
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†Nannodectes gazini Gingerich 1975
†Nannodectes gidleyi Matthew 1917
†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 anceps Simpson 1936
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Invalid names: Plesiadapis jepseni Gazin 1956 [synonym]
†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 fodinatus Jepsen 1930
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Invalid names: Plesiadapis farisi Dorr 1952 [synonym]
†Plesiadapis insignis Piton 1940
†Plesiadapis ploegi De Bast et al. 2018
†Plesiadapis praecursor Gingerich 1975
†Plesiadapis remensis Lemoine 1887
†Plesiadapis rex Gidley 1923
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Invalid names: Plesiadapis paskapooensis Russell 1964 [synonym]
†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]
Fm. †Saxonellidae Russell 1964
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G. †Saxonella Russell 1964
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†Saxonella crepaturae Russell 1964
†Saxonella naylori Fox 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available