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Palaechthon woodi

Osteichthyes - Primates

Taxonomy
Palaechthon woodi was named by Gazin (1971). Its type specimen is MCZ 18740, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Palaechthon woodi Gazin pp. 23-24 fig. 4a

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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
suborderPlesiadapiformesSimons and Tattersall 1972
genusPalaechthonGidley 1923
specieswoodi

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.

†Palaechthon woodi Gazin 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsubo
Diet: insectivoresubo
Diet 2: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-24 13:53:28
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:53:28
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

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

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Palaechthon woodi (14816 14859 14893)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Texas) Palaechthon woodi (14948)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Montana) Palaechthon woodi (15008)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Wyoming) Palaechthon woodi (15067)