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Eosimias

Mammalia - Primates - Eosimiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Eosimias Beard et al. p. 608
1994Eosimias Godinot and Mahboubi
1996Eosimias Beard et al. p. 85
2001Eosimias Gunnell and Miller p. 189
2004Eosimias Beard and Wang p. 404
2004Eosimias Kay et al. p. 100
2005Eosimias Marivaux et al. p. 8438

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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
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
familyEosimiidae
genusEosimias

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.

G. †Eosimias Beard et al. 1994
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Eosimias centennicus Beard et al. 1996
Eosimias dawsonae Beard and Wang 2004
Eosimias sinensis Beard et al. 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:27:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:27:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sharamurunian56.0 - 37.71China (Henan) E. centennicus (41120)
Sharamurunian56.0 - 37.71China (Shanxi) E. centennicus (41116) E. dawsonae (74475)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Jiangsu) E. sinensis (37493)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9China (Nei Mongol) E. sp. (174913 174914)