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Petrolemur
Taxonomy
Petrolemur was named by Tong (1979). Its type is Petrolemur brevirostre.
It was assigned to Adapidae by Tong (1979) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Petrolemuridae by Godinot (1998).
It was assigned to Adapidae by Tong (1979) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Petrolemuridae by Godinot (1998).
Species
P. brevirostre (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1979 | Petrolemur Tong |
| 1997 | Petrolemur McKenna and Bell |
| 1998 | Petrolemur Godinot p. 243 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: Middle Paleocene or 61.70000 to 58.70000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Paleocene | China (Guangdong) | P. brevirostre (139657 176606) |