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Shoshonius cooperi

Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae

Taxonomy
Shoshonius cooperi was named by Granger (1910) [Type locality is "FromtheWindRiverbeds(Lambdotheriumzone)ofAlkaliCreek, nearLostCabin,Wyoming. CollectedbyMr.C.ForsterCooper,Amer.Mus.Exped. 1909." - possibly 16207]. Its type specimen is AMNH 14664, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Shoshonius.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Shoshonius cooperi Granger
1990Shoshonius cooperi Honey p. 208

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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()
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
subfamilyOmomyinaeTrouessart 1879
tribeWashakiini
genusShoshonius
speciescooperi

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.

†Shoshonius cooperi Granger 1910
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Bridgerian or 54.90000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Shoshonius cooperi (15915 15917 15930 16078)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Shoshonius cooperi (15902 15942)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Shoshonius cooperi (16207 16415)