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Vectipithex

Osteichthyes - Primates - Omomyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Vectipithex Hooker and Harrison

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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)
genusVectipithex

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. †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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
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: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the MP 17B or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Nannopithex raabi (13322 45002) Necrolemur raabi (185552)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Nannopithex filholi (39014)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Protoadapis ulmensis (9071 9074 41665) V. smithorum (39249 39299 41652)
MP 17A - MP 17B37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) V. smithorum (28747)
MP 1937.71 - 33.9Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Adapis ulmensis (185548) V. ulmensis (185549 185550)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) V. smithorum (184230)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Baden-Württemberg) V. ulmensis (185551)