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Picrodus canpacius

Osteichthyes - Primates - Picrodontidae

Taxonomy
Picrodus canpacius was named by Scott and Fox (2005). Its type specimen is UALVP 24918, a maxilla (incomplete right maxilla with P4, M1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cochrane 2, which is in a Ti1 fluvial-lacustrine siltstone in the Paskapoo Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Picrodus canpacius Scott and Fox p. 644 fig. 647
2013Picrodus canpacius Burger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
speciescanpacius

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 canpacius 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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tiffanian or 60.90000 to 57.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ti160.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) Picrodus silberlingi (type locality: 14939)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) Picrodus canpacius (14925)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Montana) Picrodus silberlingi (15008)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Wyoming) Picrodus canpacius (55227) Picrodus silberlingi (14989 15067)