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Sarnacius gingerichi

Osteichthyes - Primates - Toliapinidae

Taxonomy
Berruvius gingerichi was named by Russell (1981). Its type specimen is CR-508-SLP, a mandible (right dentary fragment with M1 and alveoli for I1-2, C, P2-4, M2-3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cernay, which is in a Thanetian terrestrial horizon in the Conglomérat de Cernay Formation of France. It is the type species of Sarnacius, Berruvius.

It was recombined as Sarnacius gingerichi by Hooker et al. (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Berruvius gingerichi Russell p. 400
1999Sarnacius gingerichi Hooker et al. p. 380

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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
familyToliapinidae
genusSarnacius
speciesgingerichi()

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.

Sarnacius gingerichi Russell 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsubo
Diet: insectivoresubo
Diet 2: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-24 13:53:28
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:53:28
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Thanetian or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France (Champagne-Ardenne) Berruvius gingerichi (type locality: 87925) Sarnacius gingerichi (68428 137125)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France (Nord) Sarnacius gingerichi (68429)