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Pronothodectes gaoi

Osteichthyes - Primates - Plesiadapidae

Taxonomy
Pronothodectes gaoi was named by Fox (1990). Its type specimen is UALVP 31238, a mandible (incomplete left dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Saxonella Locality, which is in a Ti3 lacustrine siltstone/shale in the Paskapoo Formation of Canada.

It was synonymized subjectively with Plesiadapis anceps by Gingerich (1991).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Uhen on 2017-12-02

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Pronothodectes gaoi Fox
1991Pronothodectes gaoi Fox
2012Pronothodectes gaoi Boyer et al.

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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
genusPronothodectesGidley 1923
speciesgaoi

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.

†Pronothodectes gaoi Fox 1990
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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 (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ti360.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) Plesiadapis rex (type locality: 14992) Pronothodectes gaoi (14928)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) Pronothodectes gaoi (14929 14949 14957)