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Picromomys petersonorum

Osteichthyes - Primates - Picromomyidae

Taxonomy
Picromomys petersonorum was named by Rose and Bown (1996). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Elk Creek (390 m), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Picromomys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Picromomys petersonorum Rose and Bown

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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
suborderPlesiadapiformesSimons and Tattersall 1972
superfamilyMicrosyopoidea
familyPicromomyidaeRose and Bown 1996
genusPicromomys
speciespetersonorum

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.

†Picromomys petersonorum Rose and Bown 1996
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Wasatchian or 54.90000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Picromomys petersonorum (type locality: 15534)