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Absarokius abbotti

Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae

Taxonomy
Anaptomorphus abbotti was named by Loomis (1906) [type is from "Cottonwood Creek, Lysite Member of Wind River Formation, Wind River Basin, Wyoming"]. Its type specimen is ACM 3479, a mandible (right p3-m3 and right M2-3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Absarokius abbotti by Matthew (1915), Kelley and Wood (1954), Guthrie (1967), Bown and Gingerich (1972), Szalay (1976) and Bown and Rose (1987).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Anaptomorphus abbotti Loomis
1915Absarokius abbotti Matthew
1915Absarokius noctivagus Matthew
1954Absarokius abbotti Kelley and Wood
1967Absarokius abbotti Guthrie
1972Absarokius abbotti Bown and Gingerich p. 5
1976Absarokius abbotti Szalay
1987Absarokius abbotti Bown and Rose

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
infraorderTarsiiformesGregory 1915
superfamilyOmomyoidea
familyOmomyidae
subfamilyAnaptomorphinae(Cope 1883)
tribeTetoniina(Abel 1931)
genusAbsarokius
speciesabbotti(Loomis 1906)

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.

†Absarokius abbotti Loomis 1906
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Invalid names: Absarokius noctivagus Matthew 1915 [synonym]
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 Lostcabinian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Absarokius noctivagus (15917 15930)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Absarokius abbotti (15454 15537 15548 15550 15551 15552 15553 15554 15555 15556 15557 15558 15559 15560 15561 15562 15563 15564 15565 15566 15579 15581 15933 15937 15963 15964 46699 46700 46715) Absarokius noctivagus (15662 15906 15934 15942 46705) Absarokius sp. (15842)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Absarokius sp. (15387)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Absarokius abbotti (15680 15690)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Absarokius noctivagus (16207)