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Phenacolemur fortior

Osteichthyes - Primates - Paromomyidae

Taxonomy
Phenacolemur fortior was named by Robinson and Ivy (1994). Its type specimen is UCM 54239, a mandible (mandible with LP/4, M/2-3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCM L-86062, which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Phenacolemur fortior Robinson and Ivy p. 102

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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
familyParomomyidaeSimpson 1940
subfamilyPhenacolemurinaeSimpson 1955
tribePhenacolemuriniSimpson 1955
genusPhenacolemur
speciesfortior

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.

Phenacolemur fortior Robinson and Ivy 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:27:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:27:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Phenacolemur fortior (type locality: 88373 88374)