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Simpsonlemur

Mammalia - Primates - Paromomyidae

Taxonomy
Simpsonlemur was named by Robinson and Ivy (1994). It is not extant. Its type is Phenacolemur jepseni.

It was assigned to Simpsonlemurini by Robinson and Ivy (1994); and to Paromomyidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Simpsonlemur Robinson and Ivy p. 100
1997Simpsonlemur McKenna and Bell

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
familyParomomyidaeSimpson 1940
subfamilyPhenacolemurinaeSimpson 1955
tribeSimpsonlemurini
genusSimpsonlemur

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. †Simpsonlemur Robinson and Ivy 1994
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Simpsonlemur citatus Matthew 1915
Simpsonlemur jepseni Simpson 1955
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
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: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Phenacolemur citatus (15687 15692 15964) S. sp. (15883 15884 15912 16006 16007 16035 16036 16038 16039 16040 16044)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Phenacolemur jepseni (15450 15480 15485 15650 15660 15725 15845 15855 15862 15887)
Wasatchian - Bridgerian55.8 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Phenacolemur jepseni (15669)