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Niptomomys

Osteichthyes - Primates - Microsyopidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Niptomomys McKenna
1989Niptomomys Gunnell p. 79
1997Niptomomys McKenna and Bell
2012Niptomomys Rose 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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
familyMicrosyopidaeOsborn and Wortman 1892
subfamilyUintasoricinaeSzalay 1969
genusNiptomomys

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. †Niptomomys McKenna 1960
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†Niptomomys doreenae McKenna 1960
†Niptomomys favorum Strait 2001
†Niptomomys thelmae Gunnell and Gingerich 1981
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Clarkforkian to the top of the Wasatchian or 57.50000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene59.24 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) N. doreenae (80579)
Clarkforkian57.5 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) N. doreenae (15085 15103 15129 15154)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) N. doreenae (15491 15493 15504 15510 15512 15515 15522 15523 15557 15592) N. favorum (15458) N. sp. (15759 16035 46668 46699 46805) N. sp., N. doreenae (15586) N. thelmae (46700 46820)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Colorado) N. doreenae (15480 15485 15660 15887) N. sp. (15845)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) N. doreenae (80580 154254 154262)