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Arcius

Mammalia - Primates - Paromomyidae

Taxonomy
Arcius was named by Godinot (1984). It is not extant. Its type is Arcius rougieri.

It was assigned to Phenacolemurini by Robinson and Ivy (1994); and to Paromomyidae by Estravís (2000), López-Torres and Silcox (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Arcius Godinot
1994Arcius Robinson and Ivy p. 104
2000Arcius Estravís p. 283
2018Arcius López-Torres and Silcox

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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
familyParomomyidaeSimpson 1940
genusArciusGodinot 1984

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. †Arcius Godinot 1984
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†Arcius fuscus Russell et al. 1967
†Arcius hookeri López-Torres and Silcox 2018
†Arcius lapparenti Russell et al. 1967
†Arcius rougieri Godinot 1984
†Arcius zbyszewskii Estravís 2000
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: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: MP 8 + 9 or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Marne) A. fuscus (35535) A. lapparenti (35537 194886) Phenacolemur fuscus, A. lapparenti (35533)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France A. sp. (182667)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) A. lapparenti (38868)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Spain (Lleida) A. sp. (142031)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Champagne-Ardenne) A. lapparenti, A. fuscus (28546)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) A. rougieri (178050)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Île-de-France) A. sp., A. lapparenti (68437)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6France (Corbieres) A. rougieri (92838)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6France (Var) Phenacolemur fuscus (35538)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Portugal (Região Centro) A. zbyszewskii (79200)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6France (Hérault) A. lapparenti, A. fuscus (182645)
MP 1055.8 - 48.6France (Picardie) A. lapparenti (68440)
MP 8 + 955.8 - 48.6France A. lapparenti, A. fuscus (182640)
MP 8 + 955.8 - 48.6France (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) A. lapparenti, A. fuscus (179145)
MP 8 + 955.8 - 48.6France (Picardie) A. lapparenti, A. fuscus (84997)