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Anchomomys stehlini

Mammalia - Primates - Notharctidae

Taxonomy
Anchomomys stehlini was named by Gingerich (1977). Its type specimen is BNM En 1, a mandible (right partial dentary with M1-2 and numerous alveoli), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Egerkingen, gamma fissure, which is in a Bartonian fissure fill horizon in Switzerland.

It was recombined as Laurasia stehlinae by Schwartz and Tattersall (1983).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Anchomomys stehlini Gingerich
1983Laurasia stehlinae Schwartz and Tattersall p. 350
1998Anchomomys stehlini Godinot p. 226

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
suborderStrepsirrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
infraorderAdapiformesHoffstetter 1977
superfamilyAdapoideaTrouessart 1879
familyNotharctidaeTrouessart 1879
subfamilyCercamoniinae
tribeAnchomomyiniSzalay and Delson 1979
genusAnchomomysStehlin 1916
speciesstehliniGingerich 1977

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.

Anchomomys stehlini Gingerich 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 06:51:44
Modified: 2005-08-31 08:51:44
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Legendre 1988

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Spain (Salamanca) Anchomomys stehlini (41311)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Baselland) Anchomomys stehlini, Anchomomys gaillardi (type locality: 31719)