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Pseudotetonius ambiguus

Osteichthyes - Primates - Omomyidae

Taxonomy
Tetonius ambiguus was named by Matthew (1915) [type is from "5 miles south of Otto, Bighorn Basin, Wyoming"]. Its type specimen is AMNH 15072, a mandible (left dentary with p3-m2, roots of i1 and c, and alveolus for i2), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tetonius homunculus by Gingerich (1980) and Gingerich (1981); it was recombined as Pseudotetonius ambiguus by Bown (1974), Bown and Rose (1984), Bown and Rose (1987).

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Tetonius ambiguus Matthew
1974Pseudotetonius ambiguus Bown
1976Mckennamorphus despairensis Szalay
1976Tetonius ambiguus Szalay
1984Pseudotetonius ambiguus Bown and Rose
1987Pseudotetonius ambiguus Bown and Rose

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
infraorderTarsiiformesGregory 1915
superfamilyOmomyoidea
familyOmomyidae
subfamilyAnaptomorphinae(Cope 1883)
tribeTetoniina(Abel 1931)
genusPseudotetonius
speciesambiguus()

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.

Pseudotetonius ambiguus Matthew 1915
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Invalid names: Mckennamorphus despairensis Szalay 1976 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Pseudotetonius ambiguus (15530 15694 15705 15785 15803 15805 15807 15812 46682) Tetonius homunculus (15531 15532)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Colorado) Trogolemur sp. (15480)