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Carpodaptes stonleyi

Mammalia - Primates - Carpolestidae

Taxonomy
Carpodaptes stonleyi was named by Fox (2002). Its type specimen is UALVP 8744, a mandible (incomplete left dentary containing p4, m1-2, and alveoli for i1-2 (both incomplete), c1, and p3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Roche Percée, which is in a Ti4 alluvial fan sandstone/siltstone in the Ravenscrag Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Carpodaptes stonleyi Fox

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
—Euprimateformes
superfamilyPlesiadapoidea
familyCarpolestidaeSimpson 1935
subfamilyCarpolestinaeRussell 1964
genusCarpodaptes
speciesstonleyiFox 2002

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsuperf
Diet: herbivoresuperf
Reproduction: viviparoussuperf
Created: 2005-08-24 13:55:49
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:55:49
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Tiffanian or 58.70000 to 56.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ti461.7 - 56.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Carpodaptes cygneus (type locality: 14978)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Carpodaptes cygneus (14934)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Carpodaptes cygneus (15024)