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Microchoerinae

Osteichthyes - Primates - Omomyidae

Taxonomy
Microchoeridae was named by Lydekker (1887). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Hooker (2007).

It was synonymized subjectively with Anaptomorphidae by Simpson (1940); it was reranked as the subfamily Microchoerinae by Cray (1973), Szalay (1976), Hooker (1986), Hooker (2007), Gunnell et al. (2008), Minwer-Barakat et al. (2015).

It was assigned to Tarsiidae by Cray (1973); to Omomyiformes by Köhler and Moyá-Solá (1999); and to Omomyidae by Szalay (1976), Hooker (1986), Hooker (2007), Gunnell et al. (2008), Minwer-Barakat et al. (2015).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Microchoeridae Lydekker
1940Necrolemurinae Simpson p. 198
1940Pseudolorisinae Simpson p. 198
1973Microchoerinae Cray p. 73
1976Microchoerinae Szalay p. 172
1986Microchoerinae Hooker p. 213
1999Microchoeridae Köhler and Moyá-Solá p. 14664
2007Microchoerinae Hooker p. 740
2008Microchoerinae Gunnell et al. p. 8
2015Microchoerinae Minwer-Barakat et al.

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
infraorderTarsiiformesGregory 1915
superfamilyOmomyoidea
familyOmomyidae
subfamilyMicrochoerinae(Lydekker 1887)
subfamilyMicrochoerinae(Lydekker 1887)

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.

Subfm. †Microchoerinae Lydekker 1887
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G. †Indusomys Gunnell et al. 2012
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†Indusomys kaliae Gunnell et al. 2008
Invalid names: Indusius Gunnell et al. 2008 [replaced]
G. †Melaneremia Hooker 2007
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†Melaneremia bryanti Hooker 2007
†Melaneremia schrevei Hooker 2012
G. †Microchoerus Wood 1844
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†Microchoerus hookeri Minwer-Barakat et al. 2017
†Microchoerus ornatus Stehlin 1916
†Microchoerus wardi Hooker 1986
G. †Nannopithex Stehlin 1916
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†Nannopithex barnesi Thalmann 1994
†Nannopithex filholi Chantre and Gaillard 1897
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Invalid names: Nannopithex pollicaris Stehlin 1916 [synonym]
†Nannopithex humilidens Thalmann 1994
†Nannopithex zuccolae Godinot et al. 1992
G. †Necrolemur Filhol 1873
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†Necrolemur anadoni Minwer-Barakat et al. 2015
†Necrolemur antiquus Filhol 1873
†Necrolemur edwardsi Filhol 1880
†Necrolemur parvulus Filhol 1890
†Necrolemur zitteli Schlosser 1887
G. †Paraloris Fahlbusch 1995
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†Paraloris bavaricus Fahlbusch 1995
G. †Pseudoloris Stehlin 1916
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†Pseudoloris crusafonti Louis and Sudre 1975
†Pseudoloris cuestai Minwer-Barakat et al. 2012
†Pseudoloris erenensis Wang 2008
†Pseudoloris godinoti Köhler and Moyá-Solá 1999
†Pseudoloris isabenae Crusafont Pairó 1967
†Pseudoloris parvulus Filhol 1890
†Pseudoloris pyrenaicus Minwer-Barakat et al. 2010
†Pseudoloris reguanti Crusafont Pairo 1967
Invalid names: Pivetonia Crusafont Pairó 1967 [synonym]
G. †Vectipithex Hooker and Harrison 2008
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†Vectipithex quaylei Hooker 1986
†Vectipithex raabi Heller 1930
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Invalid names: Nannopithex abderhaldeni Thalmann 1994 [synonym]
†Vectipithex smithorum Hooker and Harrison 2008
†Vectipithex ulmensis Schmidt-Kittler 1971
Invalid names: Necrolemurinae Simpson 1940 [synonym], Pseudolorisinae Simpson 1940 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 100 gg
Minimum body mass: 100 gg
Body mass estimate: 100 g
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-08-24 13:59:57
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:59:57
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Legendre 1988

Age range: base of the MP 10 to the top of the MP 22 or 56.00000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (84 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1056.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Nannopithex zuccolae (41829 41830)
MP 1056.0 - 48.07France (Picardie) Nannopithex zuccolae (68440)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Melaneremia bryanti (38868) Melaneremia schrevei (174239) Nannopithex zuccolae (68439)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Pakistan (Balochistan) Indusius kaliae (87933)
MP 10 - MP 1156.0 - 41.03France Pivetonia n. sp. (183396)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Nannopithex zuccolae (3256)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Nannopithex raabi (13322 45002) Necrolemur raabi (185552)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Alsace Region) Nannopithex filholi (31609)
MP 13 - MP 1448.07 - 41.03France (Quercy) Pivetonia isabenae, Nannopithex filholi (36875)
MP 1448.07 - 41.03France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Microchoeridae indet., Nannopithex filholi (184174)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Pseudoloris parvulus, Necrolemur antiquus, Necrolemur zitteli (12840)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland Necrolemur antiquus, Microchoerus hookeri (31742)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain (Castilla y Leon) Pseudoloris cuestai (40358)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Baselland) Nannopithex pollicaris, Necrolemur zitteli (31718) Necrolemur zitteli (31719 31720)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain (Huesca) Pseudoloris sp. (184168)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Rhone-Alpes Region) Nannopithex filholi (31741)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain (Aragon) Pseudoloris sp., Pivetonia isabenae (31633)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Canton de Vaud) Pseudoloris parvulus, Necrolemur antiquus (182607)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie) Microchoerus wardi (177582) Pseudoloris parvulus (177581)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Jura) Necrolemur antiquus (182385)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Picardie Region) Microchoerus erinaceus, Pseudoloris crusafonti, Necrolemur zitteli (12847) Nannopithex filholi (31584)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Nannopithex sp., Pseudoloris crusafonti, Nannopithex filholi, Microchoerus sp. (39014)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Necrolemur antiquus (31736) Pseudoloris sp. (183350)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain (Barcelona) Microchoeridae indet. (142030) Necrolemur sp. (182219 182220) Pseudoloris pyrenaicus (182221)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy) Microchoerus erinaceus, Pseudoloris parvulus (12850)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Switzerland Necrolemur antiquus (195853)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Microchoerus erinaceus (40029 40030) Microchoerus erinaceus, Pseudoloris parvulus (39662) Microchoerus erinaceus, Vectipithex smithorum (39299) Microchoerus sp., Vectipithex smithorum (41652) Protoadapis ulmensis (9071 9074 41665) Vectipithex smithorum (39249)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9China (Nei Mongol) Pseudoloris erenensis (174913)
MP 17A - MP 17B37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Vectipithex smithorum (28747)
MP 1837.71 - 33.9Spain (Basque County) Microchoerus erinaceus (38817)
MP 1837.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Pseudoloris parvulus, Necrolemur antiquus (12851)
MP 1937.71 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Pseudoloris reguanti, Microchoerus ornatus, Necrolemur sp. (31752)
MP 1937.71 - 33.9Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Adapis ulmensis (185548) Vectipithex ulmensis (185549 185550)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Vectipithex ulmensis (185551)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Microchoerus erinaceus (31747)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Pseudoloris parvulus, Microchoerus erinaceus (31751)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Switzerland Microchoerus ornatus (31743)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region Region) Microchoerus erinaceus (31756)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Microchoerus erinaceus, Pseudoloris parvulus (12849) Necrolemur antiquus (31740) Pseudoloris parvulus (31764 31765) Pseudoloris parvulus, Necrolemur antiquus (12841 31745 31755)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Microchoerus erinaceus (31759)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees region) Pseudoloris parvulus, Necrolemur antiquus (12848 12853)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Paraloris bavaricus (68584)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Microchoerus erinaceus (31724 31757 31758 31760)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain Necrolemur antiquus (31750)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Microchoerus erinaceus (39643) Pseudoloris parvulus, Vectipithex smithorum (184230)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Switzerland (Solothurn) Microchoerus erinaceus (31746)
MP 20 - MP 2137.71 - 27.3France (Occitanie) Necrolemur antiquus (183382)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3Spain (Teruel) Microchoerus sp. (79737)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3Spain (Cataluña) Pseudoloris godinoti (88033)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3Spain (Cataluña) Pseudoloris godinoti (88032)