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Teilhardina demissa

Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae

Taxonomy
Teilhardina demissa was named by Rose (1995). Its type specimen is USGS 25298, a mandible (left dentary with canine, P2-M3, and the base of I1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Elk Creek (428 m), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Teilhardina demissa Rose

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
infraorderTarsiiformesGregory 1915
superfamilyOmomyoidea
familyOmomyidae
genusTeilhardina
speciesdemissa

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.

Teilhardina demissa Rose 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2014-01-30 12:52:44
Modified: 2014-01-30 12:52:44
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Rose et al. 2012, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Teilhardina demissa (type locality: 15539)