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Phenacolemur praecox

Osteichthyes - Primates - Paromomyidae

Taxonomy
Phenacolemur praecox was named by Matthew (1915) [type is from "Pat O'Hara Creek, Clark's Fork Basin" (Robinson and Ivy 1994)]. Its type specimen is AMNH 16102, a mandible (P/4-M/2 with the root of I/1 and the alveoli of M/3), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Phenacolemur.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Phenacolemur praecox Matthew
1930Phenacolemur praecox Hay p. 446
1994Phenacolemur praecox Robinson and Ivy p. 101
2012Phenacolemur praecox Rose 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
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
familyParomomyidaeSimpson 1940
subfamilyPhenacolemurinaeSimpson 1955
tribePhenacolemuriniSimpson 1955
genusPhenacolemur
speciespraecox

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.

†Phenacolemur praecox Matthew 1915
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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: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Clarkforkian to the top of the Wasatchian or 57.50000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene59.24 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Phenacolemur praecox (80579)
Clarkforkian57.5 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Phenacolemur praecox (15084 15085 15089 15104 15107 15109 15110 15132 15161 15171 15193)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Texas) Phenacolemur praecox (200443)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Phenacolemur praecox (15586 15912 46652)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Phenacolemur praecox (80580 154274)