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Nannodectes simpsoni

Osteichthyes - Primates - Plesiadapidae

Taxonomy
Pronothodectes simpsoni was named by Gazin (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 20754, a mandible, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Ledge, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.

It was recombined as Nannodectes simpsoni by Gingerich (1975), Gingerich (1976), Burger (2007).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Pronothodectes simpsoni Gazin pp. 20-21 figs. Pl. 3
1975Nannodectes simpsoni Gingerich p. 138
1976Nannodectes simpsoni Gingerich
2007Nannodectes simpsoni Burger p. 148

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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
speciessimpsoni()

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.

†Nannodectes simpsoni Gazin 1956
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ti3 or 60.90000 to 57.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ti360.9 - 57.5USA (Colorado) Nannodectes simpsoni (99821)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Montana) Nannodectes simpsoni (15048)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Wyoming) Nannodectes simpsoni (15001) Plesiadapis jepseni (14990) Pronothodectes simpsoni (type locality: 14964)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) Nannodectes simpsoni (14954)