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Pronothodectes

Osteichthyes - Primates - Plesiadapidae

Taxonomy
Pronothodectes was named by Gidley (1923). It is not extant. Its type is Pronothodectes matthewi.

It was assigned to Plesiadapidae by Gidley (1923), Hay (1930), Simpson (1937), Simpson (1940), Gazin (1969), Gingerich (1975), Gunnell (1989), Fox (1990), McKenna and Bell (1997), Boyer et al. (2012), Scott et al. (2013).

Species
P. gaoi, P. jepi, P. matthewi (type species)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2024-03-29

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Pronothodectes Gidley
1930Pronothodectes Hay p. 445
1937Pronothodectes Simpson p. 165
1940Pronothodectes Simpson p. 202
1969Pronothodectes Gazin p. 7
1975Pronothodectes Gingerich p. 136
1989Pronothodectes Gunnell p. 147
1990Pronothodectes Fox p. 638
1997Pronothodectes McKenna and Bell
2012Pronothodectes Boyer et al.
2013Pronothodectes Scott 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
genusPronothodectesGidley 1923

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. †Pronothodectes Gidley 1923
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†Pronothodectes gaoi Fox 1990
†Pronothodectes jepi Gingerich 1975
†Pronothodectes matthewi Gidley 1923
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 To2 to the top of the Ti3 or 63.40000 to 57.50000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.4 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) P. matthewi (14894)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Montana) P. matthewi (14874 14876 14906)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) P. jepi (14881 14896 14898 14905 14912)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) P. matthewi (143200) P. sp. (14822)
Ti160.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) P. sp. (14939)
Ti360.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) Plesiadapis rex (14992) P. gaoi (14928)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) P. gaoi (14929 14949 14957)