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Picrodus calgariensis

Mammalia - Primates - Picrodontidae

Taxonomy
Picrodus calgariensis was named by Scott and Fox (2005). Its type specimen is UALVP 45655, a maxilla (incomplete left maxilla with P1-4, M1-2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Who Nose?, which is in a To2 fluvial horizon in the Paskapoo Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Picrodus calgariensis Scott and Fox pp. 637-642
2013Picrodus calgariensis Burger

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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
—Euprimateformes
superfamilyPlesiadapoidea
familyPicrodontidae
genusPicrodus
speciescalgariensis

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.

†Picrodus calgariensis Scott and Fox 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsuperf
Diet: herbivoresuperf
Reproduction: viviparoussuperf
Created: 2005-08-24 13:55:49
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:55:49
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: Torrejonian or 63.80000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Picrodontidae indet. (type locality: 14894)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Picrodus silberlingi (14898)