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Princetonia yalensis

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Taxonomy
Princetonia yalensis was named by Gingerich (1989) [genotype].

It was synonymized subjectively with Chriacus badgleyi by Rose et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Princetonia yalensis Gingerich

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
orderProcreodiMatthew 1915
familyArctocyonidaeMurray 1866
genusPrincetonia
speciesyalensis

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.

Princetonia yalensis Gingerich 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:54:39
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:06:44
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Archibald 1998

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Clarkforkian or 58.70000 to 54.90000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Princetonia yalensis (15049 15057 15065 26569 190420 190437 190490)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Princetonia yalensis (188220)
Cf256.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Princetonia yalensis (46651)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Princetonia yalensis (15089 15091 15110 15126 15159)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Princetonia yalensis (15458 15759)