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Ignacius frugivorus

Osteichthyes - Primates - Paromomyidae

Taxonomy
Ignacius frugivorus was named by Matthew and Granger (1921) [genotype]. Its type specimen is A.M.N.H. No. 17368, a maxilla (upper jaw with C, P4-M2 and alveoli of remaining cheek teeth), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mason Pocket, which is in a Tiffanian fissure fill shale in Colorado. It is the type species of Ignacius.

It was recombined as Phenacolemur frugivorus by Simpson (1935), Simpson (1935), Simpson (1936), McKenna (1963), Schiebout (1974), Krishtalka et al. (1975); it was recombined as Phenacolemur (Ignacius) frugivorus by Robinson (1968).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Ignacius frugivorus Matthew and Granger p. 5
1930Ignacius frugivorus Hay p. 447
1935Phenacolemur frugivorus Simpson
1936Phenacolemur frugivorus Simpson p. 22
1963Phenacolemur frugivorus McKenna
1968Phenacolemur (Ignacius) frugivorus Robinson p. 325
1974Phenacolemur frugivorus Schiebout
1975Phenacolemur frugivorus Krishtalka et al.
1976Ignacius frugivorus Bown and Rose
1978Ignacius frugivorus Krause
1978Ignacius frugivorus Krishtalka
1982Ignacius frugivorus Winterfeld
1994Ignacius frugivorus Robinson and Ivy p. 105
2013Ignacius frugivorus Scott et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
familyParomomyidaeSimpson 1940
genusIgnacius
speciesfrugivorus

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.

†Ignacius frugivorus Matthew and Granger 1921
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:27:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:27:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Ti3 or 63.40000 to 57.50000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (North Dakota) Ignacius frugivorus (14962)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Ignacius frugivorus (143200)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Texas) Phenacolemur frugivorus (14956)
Ti360.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) Ignacius frugivorus (14928 14992)
Ti460.9 - 57.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Ignacius frugivorus (14978)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Colorado) Ignacius frugivorus (174227) Phenacolemur frugivorus (type locality: 14967)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Montana) Ignacius frugivorus (14937 15048 15064)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (California) Ignacius frugivorus (143202)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (North Dakota) Ignacius frugivorus (14931)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Wyoming) Ignacius frugivorus (14936 14944 14952 14997 15017 15034 15059 15067 190473) Phenacolemur frugivorus (15036)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) Ignacius frugivorus (14934 14953 14954 14959 14995)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Ignacius frugivorus (15018 15024)