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Plesiolestinae

Mammalia - Primates - Palaechthonidae

Taxonomy
Plesiolestinae was named by Gunnell (1989). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Palaechthonidae by Gunnell (1989), Fox (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Plesiolestinae Gunnell p. 21
2011Plesiolestinae Fox p. 2

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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
suborderPlesiadapiformesSimons and Tattersall 1972
superfamilyMicrosyopoidea
familyPalaechthonidaeSzalay 1969
subfamilyPlesiolestinae
subfamilyPlesiolestinae

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.

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

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Ti1 or 63.80000 to 56.20000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Plesiolestes problematicus (14894)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Utah) Palaechthon sp. (14830)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Palaechthon problematicus (14886) Plesiolestes problematicus (14912)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Palaechthon sp. (14816) Plesiolestes wilsoni (14873 14893) Torrejonia wilsoni (14833 14868 187009)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Texas) Palaechthon nacimienti (14887)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Plesiolestes problematicus (143200)
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) Plesiolestes problematicus, Torrejonia sirokyi (15067) Plesiolestes sirokyi (14989) Torrejonia sirokyi (198262 198264 198265) Torrejonia wilsoni (14965)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Montana) Palaechthon problematicus (15008)