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Microsyopinae

Mammalia - Primates - Microsyopidae

Taxonomy
Microsyopinae was named by Osborn and Wortman (1892). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Microsyopidae by Gunnell (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Microsyopinae Osborn and Wortman
1989Microsyopinae Gunnell p. 91

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
familyMicrosyopidaeOsborn and Wortman 1892
subfamilyMicrosyopinaeOsborn and Wortman 1892
subfamilyMicrosyopinaeOsborn and Wortman 1892

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. †Microsyopinae Osborn and Wortman 1892
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G. †Arctodontomys Gunnell 1985
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†Arctodontomys nuptus Cope 1882
†Arctodontomys wilsoni Szalay 1969
G. †Craseops Stock 1934
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†Craseops sylvestris Stock 1934
G. †Megadelphus Gunnell 1989
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†Megadelphus lundeliusi White 1952
G. †Microsyops Leidy 1872
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†Microsyops angustidens Matthew 1915
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Invalid names: Cynodontomys alfi McKenna 1960 [synonym]
†Microsyops annectens Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Microsyops schlosseri Wortman 1903 [synonym]
†Microsyops cardiorestes Gunnell 1989
†Microsyops elegans Marsh 1871
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Invalid names: Bathrodon typus Marsh 1872 [synonym], Mesacodon speciosus Marsh 1872 [synonym], Microsyops gracilis Leidy 1872 [synonym], Palaeacodon verus Leidy 1872 [synonym]
†Microsyops knightensis Gazin 1952
†Microsyops kratos Stock 1938
†Microsyops latidens Cope 1882
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Invalid names: Notharctus cingulatus Loomis 1906 [synonym], Notharctus palmidens Loomis 1906 [synonym]
†Microsyops scottianus Cope 1881
Invalid names: Bathrodon Marsh 1872 [synonym], Cynodontomys Cope 1882 [synonym], Mesacodon Marsh 1872 [synonym], Palaeacodon Leidy 1872 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Early/Lower Uintan or 60.90000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (294 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) Arctodontomys sp. (26569)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Arctodontomys simplicidens (15082 15097 15160) Arctodontomys simplicidens, Microsyops simplicidens (15126) Arctodontomys sp., Arctodontomys simplicidens (15072 239208) Arctodontomys wilsoni (15123 15171) Microsyops simplicidens (15089)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Colorado) Microsyops simplicidens (15346 15347)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Arctodontomys wilsoni (154257 154262 154264 154283) Microsyops angustidens (15700) Microsyops latidens (15680 15684 15685 15690 15691)
Graybullian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Microsyops angustidens (15701)
Lostcabinian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Microsyops scottianus (15901 15930 15997 16001 16005 16073 16076 16078) Microsyops sp., Microsyops scottianus (15915 15917)
Lysitean54.9 - 50.5USA (Colorado) Cynodontomys knightensis (15654)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (New Mexico) Microsyops angustidens, Microsyops latidens (15663) Microsyops wilsoni (15439)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Colorado) Arctodontomys nuptus, Cynodontomys alfi (15450) Cynodontomys alfi (15480 15660 15725 15845 15865 15870 15887) Cynodontomys knightensis (15652) Cynodontomys knightensis, Cynodontomys scottianus (15650) Cynodontomys scottianus (15649) Microsyops angustidens (15357) Microsyops latidens (15224 15225 15226 15293 15366 15371 15377 15388 15390) Microsyops scottianus (15420 15422) Microsyops wilsoni (15222 15223 15280 15356 15485)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (North Dakota) Cynodontomys angustidens (15895)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Arctodontomys nuptus (15758 15767 15768 15804 15828) Arctodontomys wilsoni (15586 15589 15592 15683 15727 15731 15733 15735 15738 15739 15747 15749 15751 15755 15759 15765 15779 15786 15787 15788 15790 15792 15794 15796 15820 15826 46680 46780) Cynodontomys angustidens (15455 15656 15723) Cynodontomys elegans (15906 15910) Cynodontomys knightensis (15662) Cynodontomys latidens (15842 15964) Cynodontomys lundeliusi (15904) Cynodontomys scottianus (15710) Cynodontomys sp. (15657 15661 15846 15893 15894 15958 15996 16074 16392) Microsyops angustidens (15694 15702 15703 15707 15769 15778 15785 15803 15805 15806 15807 15814 46707 46749 46767 46776 46820 46843 88209) Microsyops angustidens, Microsyops cardiorestes (15573 15577 15692 15811) Microsyops cardiorestes (46728 46736 46754) Microsyops indet. (15673) Microsyops knightensis (15454 27268 46705) Microsyops knightensis, Microsyops latidens (186944) Microsyops latidens (15552 15559 15575 15576 15578 15687 15717 46692 46699 46700 46701 46706 46711 46714 46746 46810 46811 46847 46849 46851 186937 186945) Microsyops latidens, Microsyops scottianus (15937) Microsyops scottianus (15456 15486 15665 15711 15839 15841 15851 15852 15902 15942) Microsyops sp. (15729 15756) Microsyops wilsoni (15491 15493 15504 15793 15912 15932 16015 16017 16018 16020 16021 16027 16055 88208)
Wasatchian - Bridgerian54.9 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Microsyops scottianus (16435 16436)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Cynodontomys sp. (16390) Microsyops annectens (16138 16139 16244 16647) Microsyops annectens, Microsyops elegans (16137) Microsyops elegans (16079 16081 16095 16098 16100 16107 16108 16109 16111 16113 16114 16116 16203 16219 16223 16232 16245 16257 16258 16262 16265 16270 16276 16291 16293 16300 16302 16305 16309 16310 16313 16314 16315 16320 16331 16340 16346 16351 16352 16355 16393 16409 16438 16441 16444 16484 16488 16490 16494 16499 16500 16504) Microsyops elegans, Microsyops alfi (16280) Microsyops elegans, Microsyops gracilis (16228) Microsyops knightensis, Microsyops scottianus (15837) Microsyops scottianus (16254 16397 16415) Microsyops scottianus, Microsyops lundeliusi (16207 16388) Microsyops sp. (16204 16209 16224 16227 16496 16498) Palaeacodon verus (106325)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Microsyops lundeliusi (16242) Microsyops lundeliusi, Cynodontomys knightensis (16239 16240 16241) Microsyops sp. (16251)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Utah) Microsyops sp. (16396)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Colorado) Microsyops sp., Microsyops annectens (16623)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Microsyops annectens (16586 16651)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Microsyops annectens (16706 16752) Microsyops kratos (16665 16684 16726 16745)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Microsyops sp. (16542)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Microsyops sp. (213066)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Craseops sylvestris (16786)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Microsyops annectens (16587 16652) Microsyops sp. (16624)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Microsyops annectens (16645)