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Soriacebus

Mammalia - Primates - Homunculidae

Taxonomy
Soriacebus was named by Fleagle et al. (1987). Its type is Soriacebus ameghinorum. It is the type genus of Soriacebinae.

It was assigned to Platyrrhini by Fleagle (1990); to Platyrrhini by Flynn et al. (1995); and to Soriacebinae by Kay (2010).

Species
S. adrianae, S. ameghinorum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Soriacebus Fleagle et al. p. 66
1990Soriacebus Fleagle p. 64
1995Soriacebus Flynn et al.
2010Soriacebus Kay

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
—Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderPlatyrrhiniGeoffroy 1812
familyHomunculidae
subfamilySoriacebinae
genusSoriacebus

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.

G. †Soriacebus Fleagle et al. 1987
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†Soriacebus adrianae Fleagle 1990
†Soriacebus ameghinorum Fleagle et al. 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 1.8 kgs
Minimum body mass: 800 gs
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:27:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:27:51
Source: s = species, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Fleagle 1990, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Santacrucian to the top of the Colloncuran or 17.50000 to 13.80000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) S. adrianae (59133 59321 59323) S. sp., S. adrianae (59320) S. sp., S. ameghinorum (59319)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) S. ameghinorum (145721)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Neuquén) S. sp. (141175)