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Saskomomys lindsayorum

Osteichthyes - Primates - Omomyidae

Taxonomy
Saskomomys lindsayorum was named by Perry et al. (2023) [zoobank.org/4E722957-0808-4D79-9DAB-172C135C186B]. Its type specimen is RSM P1654.343, a tooth (right lower third molar), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Swift Current Creek, which is in an Uintan fluvial sandstone/conglomerate in the Cypress Hills Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Saskomomys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Saskomomys lindsayorum Perry et al. p. 11

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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
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
subfamilyOmomyinaeTrouessart 1879
tribeOmomyini
genusSaskomomys
specieslindsayorum

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.

Saskomomys lindsayorum Perry et al. 2023
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Uintan to the top of the Duchesnean or 45.90000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Uintan45.9 - 39.7Canada (Saskatchewan) Omomys sp. (type locality: 16626)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Chumashius sp. (16845)