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Steinius vespertinus

Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae

Taxonomy
Omomys vespertinus was named by Matthew (1915). Its type specimen is AMNH 16835, a mandible (fragment of left ramus with m1-3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Loveina vespertinus by Simpson (1940); it was recombined as Uintanius vespertinus by Szalay (1976); it was recombined as Steinius vespertinus by Bown and Rose (1984), Bown and Rose (1987) and Bown and Rose (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Omomys vespertinus Matthew
1940Loveina vespertinus Simpson p. 189
1962Omomys vespertinus Gazin
1967Omomys vespertinus Russell
1976Uintanius vespertinus Szalay
1984Steinius vespertinus Bown and Rose
1987Steinius vespertinus Bown and Rose
1991Steinius vespertinus Bown and Rose p. 476

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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
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
infraorderTarsiiformesGregory 1915
superfamilyOmomyoidea
familyOmomyidae
subfamilyOmomyinaeTrouessart 1879
tribeOmomyini
genusSteinius
speciesvespertinus()

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.

Steinius vespertinus Matthew 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-08-24 13:59:57
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:59:57
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Omomys vespertinus (15717) Steinius vespertinus (15541 15542 15577)