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Elphidotarsius florencae

Mammalia - Primates - Carpolestidae

Taxonomy
Elphidotarsius florencae was named by Gidley (1923). Its type specimen is U.S.N.M. no. 9411, a mandible (left lower jaw with P4-M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana. It is the type species of Elphidotarsius.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Elphidotarsius florencae Gidley
1937Elphidotarsius florencae Simpson p. 163

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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
genusElphidotarsiusGidley 1923
speciesflorencaeGidley 1923

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.

†Elphidotarsius florencae Gidley 1923
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Torrejonian or 63.80000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Elphidotarsius florencae (14912)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) Elphidotarsius florencae (14874 type locality: 14906)