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Pronothodectes matthewi

Osteichthyes - Primates - Plesiadapidae

Taxonomy
Pronothodectes matthewi was named by Gidley (1923). Its type specimen is U.S.N.M. no. 9547, a maxilla (part of right maxilla with P4-M2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana. It is the type species of Pronothodectes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Pronothodectes matthewi Gidley
1930Pronothodectes matthewi Hay p. 445
1937Pronothodectes matthewi Simpson p. 165
1969Pronothodectes matthewi Gazin p. 7
1975Pronothodectes matthewi Gingerich p. 136
1990Pronothodectes matthewi Fox p. 638
2013Pronothodectes matthewi Scott 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
—Euprimateformes
superfamilyPlesiadapoidea
familyPlesiadapidaeTrouessart 1897
genusPronothodectesGidley 1923
speciesmatthewiGidley 1923

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.

†Pronothodectes matthewi Gidley 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsuperf
Diet: herbivoresuperf
Reproduction: viviparoussuperf
Created: 2005-08-24 13:55:49
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:55:49
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: Torrejonian or 63.40000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.4 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Pronothodectes matthewi (14894)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Montana) Pronothodectes matthewi (14874 14876 type locality: 14906)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Pronothodectes matthewi (143200)