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Nannodectes

Osteichthyes - Primates - Plesiadapidae

Taxonomy
Nannodectes was named by Gingerich (1975). It is not extant. Its type is Nannodectes gazini.

It was assigned to Plesiadapidae by Gingerich (1975), Gunnell (1989), McKenna and Bell (1997), Burger (2007), Boyer et al. (2012).

Species
N. gazini (type species), N. gidleyi, N. intermedius, N. lynasi, N. simpsoni
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Nannodectes Gingerich p. 138
1989Nannodectes Gunnell p. 147
1997Nannodectes McKenna and Bell
2007Nannodectes Burger p. 148
2012Nannodectes Boyer et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
—Euprimateformes
superfamilyPlesiadapoidea
familyPlesiadapidaeTrouessart 1897
genusNannodectes

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. †Nannodectes Gingerich 1975
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†Nannodectes gazini Gingerich 1975
†Nannodectes gidleyi Matthew 1917
†Nannodectes lynasi Lofgren et al. 2014
†Nannodectes simpsoni Gazin 1956
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Ti3 or 63.40000 to 57.50000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Texas) Plesiadapis gidleyi (14956)
Ti160.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) N. intermedius (14939)
Ti360.9 - 57.5USA (Colorado) N. simpsoni (99821)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Wyoming) N. gazini (14989) N. gidleyi (14952 14974 14980 14981) N. intermedius (15014 15015 15067 198262 198263 198264) N. simpsoni (15001) Plesiadapis jepseni (14990) Pronothodectes matthewi (14965) Pronothodectes simpsoni (14964)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) N. simpsoni (14954) N. sp. (14934)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (North Dakota) N. sp. (14931)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Montana) N. gidleyi, N. simpsoni (15048) N. intermedius (15008 15025 15047) N. sp. (15010 15064)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (California) N. lynasi (14872 143201 143202 224203 224205 224206)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Colorado) N. gazini (174227) Nothodectes gidleyi (14967)