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Purgatorius janisae

Osteichthyes - Primates - Purgatoriidae

Taxonomy
Purgatorius janisae was named by Van Valen (1994). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Garbani 13-NW Harley’s High (UCMP V73080), which is in a Pu3 terrestrial sandstone in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Purgatorius janisae Van Valen
2016Purgatorius janisae Scott et al. p. 351

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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
suborderPlesiadapiformesSimons and Tattersall 1972
familyPurgatoriidae
genusPurgatorius
speciesjanisae

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.

†Purgatorius janisae Van Valen 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available