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Uintanius ameghini

Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae

Taxonomy
Omomys ameghini was named by Wortman (1904). Its type specimen is YPM 13241, a mandible (left ramus of mandible with M2 and M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Uintanius.

It was recombined as Uintanius ameghini by Matthew (1915), Gazin (1958), Gazin (1976), Szalay (1976).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Omomys ameghini Wortman p. 134
1915Uintanius ameghini Matthew
1915Uintanius turriculorum Matthew
1958Uintanius ameghini Gazin p. 84
1976Uintanius ameghini Gazin
1976Uintanius ameghini Szalay

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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
tribeUintaniini
genusUintanius
speciesameghini()

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.

†Uintanius ameghini Wortman 1904
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Invalid names: Uintanius turriculorum Matthew 1915 [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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: Bridgerian or 50.50000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Utah) Uintanius ameghini (16396)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Uintanius ameghini (16228 16420 16461 16462) Uintanius turriculorum (16236)