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Dyseolemur pacificus

Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae

Taxonomy
Dyseolemur pacificus was named by Stock (1934). Its type specimen is LACM(CIT) 1395, a mandible (mandibular fragment with part of P3 and complete P4 and M1-3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tapo Canyon (Upper), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Sespe Formation of California. It is the type species of Dyseolemur.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Dyseolemur pacificus Stock

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
infraorderTarsiiformesGregory 1915
superfamilyOmomyoidea
familyOmomyidae
subfamilyOmomyinaeTrouessart 1879
tribeWashakiini
genusDyseolemur
speciespacificus

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.

†Dyseolemur pacificus Stock 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-08-24 13:59:57
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:59:57
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Uintan or 46.20000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Dyseolemur pacificus (16764)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Dyseolemur pacificus (16585 167831) Washakiini indet. (16780)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Dyseolemur pacificus (16573 16590 type locality: 16786 16790 16791 16794) Dyseolemur sp. (16615)
Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (California) Dyseolemur pacificus (16533 16802)