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Microsyopoidea

Osteichthyes - Primates

Taxonomy
Microsyopoidea is a superfamily. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Primates by Gunnell (1989); and to Plesiadapiformes by Hooker et al. (1999).

Synonyms
  • Plesiadapis orsmaelensis was named by Teilhard de Chardin (1927). Its type specimen is IRSNM 1428, a tooth (incisor), and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Platychaerops orsmaelensis by Hill (1953); it was considered a nomen dubium by Gingerich (1976).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Plesiadapis orsmaelensis Teilhard de Chardin p. 13
1953Platychaerops orsmaelensis Hill
1989Microsyopoidea Gunnell p. 147
1999Microsyopoidea Hooker et al. p. 378

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
suborderPlesiadapiformesSimons and Tattersall 1972
superfamilyMicrosyopoidea
superfamilyMicrosyopoidea

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.

Superfm. †Microsyopoidea
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Fm. †Palaechthonidae Szalay 1969
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G. †Anasazia Van Valen 1994
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†Anasazia williamsoni Van Valen 1994
Subfm. †Palaechthoninae Gunnell 1989
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G. †Palenochtha Simpson 1935
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†Palenochtha minor Gidley 1923
†Palenochtha weissae Rigby, Jr. 1980
G. †Premnoides Gunnell 1989
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†Premnoides douglassi Gunnell 1989
Subfm. †Plesiolestinae Gunnell 1989
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G. †Phoxomylus Fox 2011
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G. †Plesiolestes Jepsen 1930
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†Plesiolestes nacimienti Wilson and Szalay 1972
Invalid names: Torrejonia Gazin 1968 [synonym]
Fm. †Picromomyidae Rose and Bown 1996
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G. †Alveojunctus Bown 1982
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†Alveojunctus bowni Silcox et al. 2002
†Alveojunctus minutus Bown 1982
G. †Picromomys Rose and Bown 1996
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†Picromomys petersonorum Rose and Bown 1996
Fm. †Toliapinidae Hooker et al. 1999
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G. †Avenius Russell et al. 1992
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†Avenius amatorum Russell et al. 1992
G. †Sarnacius Hooker et al. 1999
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†Sarnacius gingerichi Russell 1981
G. †Toliapina Hooker et al. 1999
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†Toliapina lawsoni Hooker et al. 1999
†Toliapina vinealis Hooker et al. 1999
Invalid names: Plesiadapis orsmaelensis Teilhard de Chardin 1927 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsubo
Diet: insectivoresubo
Diet 2: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-24 13:53:28
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:53:28
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Early/Lower Uintan or 63.80000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Palenochtha minor, Plesiolestes problematicus (14894)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) Palenochtha minor (14906)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Plesiolestes problematicus (143200)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Texas) Palaechthon nacimienti (14887)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Anasazia williamsoni, Plesiolestes wilsoni (14873) Palaechthon sp. (14816) Plesiolestes wilsoni (14893) Torrejonia wilsoni (14833 14868 187009)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Utah) Palaechthon sp. (14830)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Palaechthon problematicus, Palenochtha weissae, Palenochtha minor (14886) Palaechthon sp. (14904 14905) Palenochtha minor, Plesiolestes problematicus, Premnoides douglassi (14912) Palenochtha sp., Palenochtha minor (14898)
Torrejonian - Tiffanian63.8 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) Plesiolestes sp. (14851 14853)
Ti160.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Phoxomylus puncticuspis, Plesiolestes sirokyi (14939)
Ti360.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Plesiolestes sirokyi (14928)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) Palenochtha minor, Plesiolestes problematicus, Torrejonia sirokyi (15067) Plesiolestes sirokyi (14989) Torrejonia sirokyi (198262 198264 198265) Torrejonia wilsoni (14965)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Montana) Palaechthon problematicus (15008) Palaechthon sp. (15047)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France (Champagne-Ardenne) Berruvius gingerichi (87925) Sarnacius gingerichi (68428 137125)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France (Nord) Sarnacius gingerichi (68429)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Marne) Avenius amatorum, Toliapina lawsoni (35533) Avenius amatorum, Toliapina vinealis (35535)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Toliapina lawsoni (13299)
Lostcabinian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Alveojunctus sp. (15930)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Picromomys petersonorum (15534)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Alveojunctus minutus (16499)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Alveojunctus bowni (16746)