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Omomys carteri

Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae

Taxonomy
Omomys carteri was named by Leidy (1869). Its type specimen is ANSP 10335, a mandible (right ramus of mandible with P3, P4, and M2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is A few miles from Fort Bridger, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Omomys carteri Leidy p. 63
1872Hemiacodon nanus Marsh p. 213
1872Palaeacodon vagus Marsh p. 224
1873Omomys carteri Leidy p. 120
1902Antiacodon nanus Hay p. 787
1902Omomys carteri Hay p. 788
1902Palaeacodon vagus Hay p. 794
1902Hemiacodon vagus Osborn p. 200
1904Omomys carteri Wortman p. 30
1976Omomys carteri Szalay p. 260
2002Omomys carteri Muldoon and Gunnell p. 492
2008Omomys carteri Cuozzo p. 112
2010Omomys carteri Burger p. 2

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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
tribeOmomyini
genusOmomys
speciescarteri

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.

†Omomys carteri Leidy 1869
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Invalid names: Hemiacodon nanus Marsh 1872 [synonym], Palaeacodon vagus Marsh 1872 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Early/Lower Uintan or 50.30000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (75 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Omomys carteri (15837 16090 16091 16092 16096 16097 16098 16100 16105 16106 16107 16108 16109 16113 16114 16118 16120 16137 16203 16219 16227 16228 16232 16266 16270 16287 16305 16306 16309 16310 16313 16315 16320 16322 16324 16336 16344 16349 16366 16418 16431 16441 16461 16462 16465 16500 16503 16504 16647 type locality: 128447 129895 226066) Omomys sp. (16296)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Omomys carteri (16396)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Omomys carteri (16240)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Omomys carteri (16528 16586 16650)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Omomys carteri (16716 16718 16719 16733 16738 16745 16746 16748 16750 16751 16752)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Omomys carteri (16550 16614) Omomys sp. (16542)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Omomys carteri (16587 16624 16652)