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Purgatorius janisae

Mammalia - Primates - Purgatoriidae

Taxonomy
Purgatorius janisae was named by Van Valen (1994). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Garbani Channel-NW Harley’s High’ (UCMP V73080), which is in a Pu3 terrestrial sandstone in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Purgatorius janisae Van Valen
2016Purgatorius janisae Scott et al. p. 351

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
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
familyPurgatoriidae
genusPurgatorius
speciesjanisae

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.

Purgatorius janisae Van Valen 1994
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Pu3 or 66.00000 to 63.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pu166.0 - 63.8USA (Montana) Purgatorius janisae (14762)
Pu366.0 - 63.8USA (Montana) Purgatorius unio (type locality: 14738)