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Absarokius metoecus

Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae

Taxonomy
Absarokius metoecus was named by Bown and Rose (1987). Its type specimen is USGS 492, a mandible (right mandibular fragment with part of p3, p4-m3, partially resorbed alveolus forp2, and posterior part of alveolus for canine), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Reservoir Creek Bonanza, which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Absarokius metoecus 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
speciesmetoecus

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 metoecus Bown and Rose 1987
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Bridgerian or 54.90000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Graybullian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Absarokius metoecus (15701)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Absarokius abbotti (15567) Absarokius metoecus (15540 15541 15542 15545 15546 15548 15551 15553 15554 15555 15556 15559 15564 15565 15566 15575 type locality: 15576 15577 15578 15579 15581 15687 15692 46692 46699 46763 46831 46847 46851)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Absarokius noctivagus (16241)