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Tarka

Osteichthyes - Primates - Omomyidae

Taxonomy
Tarka was named by McKenna (1990). It is not extant. Its type is Tarka stylifera.

It was assigned to Ekgmowechashalinae by McKenna (1990); to Plagiomenidae by McKenna (1990), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Tarkadectinae by Szalay and Lucas (1996), Ni et al. (2009).

Species
T. stylifera (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Tarka McKenna
1996Tarka Szalay and Lucas
1997Tarka McKenna and Bell
2009Tarka Ni et al.

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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
subfamilyTarkadectinae
genusTarkaMcKenna 1990

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. †Tarka McKenna 1990
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Tarka stylifera McKenna 1990
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 20:59:57
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: Uintan or 45.90000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) T. stylifera (16630)