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Picrodontidae

Mammalia - Primates - Picrodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Picrodontidae Simpson p. 134
1988Picrodontidae Carroll
1989Picrodontidae Gunnell p. 147

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
—Euprimateformes
superfamilyPlesiadapoidea
familyPicrodontidae
familyPicrodontidae

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.

Fm. †Picrodontidae Simpson 1937
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G. †Draconodus Tomida 1982
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†Draconodus apertus Tomida 1982
G. †Picrodus Douglass 1908
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†Picrodus calgariensis Scott and Fox 2005
†Picrodus canpacius Scott and Fox 2005
†Picrodus lepidus Scott and Fox 2005
†Picrodus silberlingi Douglass 1908
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Invalid names: Megopterna minuta Douglass 1908 [synonym]
Invalid names: Megopterna Douglass 1908 [synonym]
G. †Russellodon Sigé and Marandat 1997
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†Russellodon haininense Sigé and Marandat 1997
G. †Zanycteris Matthew 1917
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†Zanycteris honeyi Burger 2013
†Zanycteris paleocenus Matthew 1917
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsuperf
Diet: herbivoresuperf
Reproduction: viviparoussuperf
Created: 2005-08-24 13:55:49
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:55:49
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ti1 to the top of the Danian or 61.70000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium (Hainaut) Russellodon haininense (132949)
To263.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Picrodontidae indet. (14894)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Utah) Draconodus apertus (14830)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Texas) Zanycteris sp. (14956)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Picrodus silberlingi (14886 14898 14912)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) Picrodus silberlingi (14874 14876 14906 14913)
Ti161.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Picrodus silberlingi (14939)
Ti361.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Zanycteris paleocenus, Picrodus sp. (14992)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Colorado) Zanycteris honeyi (174227) Zanycteris paleocenus (14967)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Picrodus canpacius (55227) Picrodus silberlingi (14936 14974 14989 15017 15067) Zanycteris sp. (15034)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (North Dakota) Picrodontidae indet. (14931)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Picrodus canpacius (14925) Picrodus silberlingi (14953) Picrodus sp. (14959) Zanycteris paleocenus (14954)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) Picrodus silberlingi (15008 15025 15047) Picrodus sp. (15048)