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Bownomomys

Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae

Taxonomy
Bownomomys was named by Morse et al. (2019). Its type is Teilhardina americana.

It was assigned to Omomyidae by Morse et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Bownomomys Morse et al. p. 121

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
infraorderTarsiiformesGregory 1915
superfamilyOmomyoidea
familyOmomyidae
genusBownomomys

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.

G. †Bownomomys Morse et al. 2019
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Bownomomys americanus Bown 1976
Bownomomys crassidens Bown and Rose 1987
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. E. Morse et al. 2019Differs from Teilhardina and ‘Archicebus’ in having relatively wider lower teeth with more well-developed cingulids, particularly the buccal cingulid of M1-2, in having a more molarized P4 with a relatively taller metaconid and small, distinct paraconid, in having a more inflated hypoconulid lobe on M3, in possessing transverse cristae and more strongly expressed preparacristae on the P3-4, in having upper molars with continuous lingual cingula and weak enamel crenulation, in possessing a weak Nannopithex fold on M1-2, and in possessing a more inflated, longer protocone on M3. Differs from Tetonoides (i.e., Tetonoides pearcei: Beard et al., 1992; Williams, 1994; Williams and Covert, 1994) in lacking a paraconid on P3, in having a narrower P4 with a lower metaconid relative to the height of the protoconid and shorter talonid basin, and in having a smaller, particularly shorter, M3 relative to M2. Differs from Anemorhysis in having a less molarized P4, with less basined talonid, lower protoconid, and more medial cristid obliqua, and in typically having a less hypertrophied I1. Differs from Tetonius in being smaller, with relatively narrower lower premolars and molars, and in having larger C1 and P2. Differs from Omomys in being smaller, having a relatively shorter P4 with a narrower talonid basin, buccal cingulid, and taller paraconid above the pre- protocristid, and in having a relatively smaller M3. Differs from Chumashius in being smaller, lacking a metaconid on P3, lacking a well-developed mesiolingual cingulid on P3-4, having a buccal cingulid on P3-4, and having a relatively shorter M3.
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wasatchian or 54.90000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Teilhardina americana (15488 15491 15493 15586 15694 15729 15747 15786 46728 46792 46796 46800 46804 46813 46814) Teilhardina crassidens (15697 15707 15743 15762 15796 46721 46808) Tetonoides tenuiculus (15514 15516 15793)