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Nannodectes intermedius

Osteichthyes - Primates - Plesiadapidae

Taxonomy
Pronothodectes intermedius was named by Gazin (1971). Its type specimen is UW 3223, a mandible (lower jaw), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Shotgun, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Nannodectes intermedius by Gingerich (1975), Gingerich (1976).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Pronothodectes intermedius Gazin p. 16
1975Nannodectes intermedius Gingerich p. 138
1976Nannodectes intermedius Gingerich

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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
speciesintermedius()

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.

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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: Ti1 or 60.90000 to 57.50000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ti160.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) Nannodectes intermedius (14939)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Wyoming) Nannodectes intermedius (15014 15015 type locality: 15067 198262 198263 198264) Pronothodectes matthewi (14965)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Montana) Nannodectes intermedius (15008 15025 15047)