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Taxonomy
Palaechthon was named by Gidley (1923) [generic assignment questioned by Gingerich et al. 1983]. It is not extant. Its type is Palaechthon alticuspis. It is the type genus of Palaechthonini.
It was synonymized subjectively with Plesiolestes by Gingerich et al. (1983).
It was assigned to Anaptomorphidae by Simpson (1937); to Paromomyinae by Simpson (1940); to Purgatoriinae by Van Valen and Sloan (1965); to Palaechthonini by Szalay (1969); to Palaechthoninae by Gunnell (1989); to Palaechthonidae by Gidley (1923) and McKenna and Bell (1997); to Primates by Bloch et al. (2007); and to Plesiadapiformes by Rose et al. (2011).
It was synonymized subjectively with Plesiolestes by Gingerich et al. (1983).
It was assigned to Anaptomorphidae by Simpson (1937); to Paromomyinae by Simpson (1940); to Purgatoriinae by Van Valen and Sloan (1965); to Palaechthonini by Szalay (1969); to Palaechthoninae by Gunnell (1989); to Palaechthonidae by Gidley (1923) and McKenna and Bell (1997); to Primates by Bloch et al. (2007); and to Plesiadapiformes by Rose et al. (2011).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Palaechthon Gidley |
| 1937 | Palaechthon Simpson p. 148 |
| 1940 | Palaechthon Simpson p. 198 |
| 1965 | Palaechthon Van Valen and Sloan p. 743 |
| 1969 | Palaechthon Szalay |
| 1977 | Talpohenach Kay and Cartmill |
| 1989 | Palaechthon Gunnell p. 15 |
| 1997 | Palaechthon McKenna and Bell |
| 2007 | Palaechthon Bloch et al. p. 1162 |
| 2011 | Palaechthon Rose et al. |
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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.
G. †Palaechthon Gidley 1923
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†Palaechthon alticuspis Gidley 1923
†Palaechthon torrejonius Kay and Cartmill 1977
†Palaechthon woodi Gazin 1971
Invalid names: Talpohenach Kay and Cartmill 1977 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available