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Tetonius matthewi

Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae

Taxonomy
Tetonius matthewi was named by Bown and Rose (1987). Its type specimen is CM 12190, a mandible (left dentary with nearly complete dentition), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Elk Creek (180 m), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Tetonius matthewi Bown and 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()
—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)
genusTetonius
speciesmatthewi

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.

†Tetonius matthewi Bown and Rose 1987
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Wasatchian or 54.90000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Colorado) Tetonius homunculus (15485 15725 15845 15887)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Tetonius homunculus (15510 15511 type locality: 15514 15516) Tetonius matthewi (15508 15512 15513 15592 15694 15695 15697 15702 15705 15742 15743 15762 15790 15796 15799 15801 15818 15826 46641 46669 46672 46675 46687 46688 46704 46720 46721 46730 46731 46753 46773 46780 46795 46797 46800 46805 46808 46814 46816 46828 46830 46831 46834 46838 46843 226069) Tetonius sp. (15673)