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Taxonomy
Plesiadapiformes was named by Simons and Tattersall (1972). It was considered monophyletic by Beard (1993).
It was replaced with Paromomyiformes by Szalay (1973); it was reranked as the infraorder Plesiadapiformes by Gingerich (1975) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (1979).
It was assigned to Plesitarsiiformes by Gingerich (1975); to Prosimii by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (1979); to Dermoptera by Beard (1993); and to Primates by McKenna (1975), Szalay and Delson (1979), Carroll (1988), Gunnell (1989), Fox (1990), Fox (1991), Tabuce et al. (2004), Fox et al. (2010) and Fox (2011).
It was replaced with Paromomyiformes by Szalay (1973); it was reranked as the infraorder Plesiadapiformes by Gingerich (1975) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (1979).
It was assigned to Plesitarsiiformes by Gingerich (1975); to Prosimii by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (1979); to Dermoptera by Beard (1993); and to Primates by McKenna (1975), Szalay and Delson (1979), Carroll (1988), Gunnell (1989), Fox (1990), Fox (1991), Tabuce et al. (2004), Fox et al. (2010) and Fox (2011).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1972 | Plesiadapiformes Simons and Tattersall |
1975 | Plesiadapiformes Gingerich p. 136 |
1975 | Plesiadapiformes McKenna p. 42 |
1979 | Plesiadapiformes Kielan-Jaworowska et al. p. 223 |
1979 | Plesiadapiformes Szalay and Delson |
1988 | Plesiadapiformes Carroll |
1989 | Plesiadapiformes Gunnell p. 11 |
1990 | Plesiadapiformes Fox p. 638 |
1991 | Plesiadapiformes Fox p. 334 |
1993 | Plesiadapiformes Beard |
2004 | Plesiadapiformes Tabuce et al. p. 306 |
2010 | Plesiadapiformes Fox et al. p. 869 |
2011 | Plesiadapiformes Fox p. 2 |
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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.
Subor. †Plesiadapiformes Simons and Tattersall 1972
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Superfm. †Microsyopoidea
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Fm. †Palaechthonidae Szalay 1969
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Subfm. †Palaechthoninae Gunnell 1989
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Subfm. †Plesiolestinae Gunnell 1989
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G. †Plesiolestes Jepsen 1930
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†Plesiolestes nacimienti Wilson and Szalay 1972
†Plesiolestes problematicus Jepsen 1930
Invalid names: Torrejonia Gazin 1968 [synonym]
Fm. †Picromomyidae Rose and Bown 1996
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Fm. †Toliapinidae Hooker et al. 1999
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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]
G. †Palaechthon Gidley 1923
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†Palaechthon alticuspis Gidley 1923
†Palaechthon torrejonius Kay and Cartmill 1977
†Palaechthon woodi Gazin 1971
Invalid names: Talpohenach Kay and Cartmill 1977 [synonym]
G. †Pandemonium Van Valen 1994
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†Pandemonium dis Van Valen 1994
†Pandemonium hibernalis Fox et al. 2014
Fm. †Purgatoriidae Gunnell 1989
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G. †Purgatorius Van Valen and Sloan 1965
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†Purgatorius coracis Fox and Scott 2011
†Purgatorius janisae Van Valen 1994
†Purgatorius mckeeveri Wilson Mantilla et al. 2021
†Purgatorius pinecreeensis Scott et al. 2016
†Purgatorius titusi Buckley 1997
†Purgatorius unio Van Valen and Sloan 1965
Invalid names: Purgatorius ceratops Van Valen and Sloan 1965 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Paromomyoidea Simpson 1940 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available