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Palenochtha minor

Mammalia - Primates - Palaechthonidae

Taxonomy
Palaechthon minor was named by Gidley (1923). Its type specimen is U.S.N.M. no. 9639, a mandible (right lower jaw with P4-M3 and anterior alveoli), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana. It is the type species of Palenochtha.

It was recombined as Palenochtha minor by Simpson (1935), Simpson (1937) and Gunnell (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Palaechthon minor Gidley
1935Palenochtha minor Simpson
1937Palenochtha minor Simpson p. 159
1989Palenochtha minor Gunnell

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
suborderPlesiadapiformesSimons and Tattersall 1972
superfamilyMicrosyopoidea
familyPalaechthonidaeSzalay 1969
subfamilyPalaechthoninae
genusPalenochtha
speciesminor(Gidley 1923)

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.

†Palenochtha minor Gidley 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsubo
Diet: insectivoresubo
Diet 2: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-24 13:53:28
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:53:28
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Torrejonian or 61.70000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Palenochtha minor (14894)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) Palenochtha minor (type locality: 14906)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Palenochtha minor (14886 14898 14912)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Palenochtha minor (15067)