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Purgatorius coracis

Osteichthyes - Primates - Purgatoriidae

Taxonomy
Purgatorius coracis was named by Fox and Scott (2011). Its type specimen is UALVP 16070, a tooth (Right m2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rav W-1 Horizon, which is in a Puercan terrestrial sandstone/conglomerate in the Ravenscrag Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Purgatorius coracis Fox and Scott p. 538
2016Purgatorius coracis Scott et al. p. 351

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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
familyPurgatoriidae
genusPurgatorius
speciescoracis

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.

†Purgatorius coracis Fox and Scott 2011
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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: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Montana) Purgatorius coracis (193844)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Purgatorius sp. (type locality: 14768)