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Archaeolemur

Mammalia - Primates - Archaeolemuridae

Taxonomy
Archaeolemur was named by Filhol (1895). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Archaeolemuridae by McKenna and Bell (1997), Karanth et al. (2005) and Burney et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Archaeolemur Filhol
1997Archaeolemur McKenna and Bell
2005Archaeolemur Karanth et al. p. 5090
2008Archaeolemur Burney et al. p. 19

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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
suborderStrepsirrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
infraorderLemuriformesGregory 1915
superfamilyLemuroidea(Mivart 1864)
familyArchaeolemuridaeGrandidier 1905
genusArchaeolemurFilhol 1895

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. †Archaeolemur Filhol 1895
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Archaeolemur edwardsi Filhol 1895
Archaeolemur majori Filhol 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-22 16:57:42
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:57:42
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Beanka) A. edwardsi (205190 205193)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Toliara) A. edwardsi, A. majori (92732) A. majori (92733)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar A. majori (181845)