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Trogolemur myodes

Mammalia - Primates - Plesiadapidae

Taxonomy
Trogolemur myodes was named by Matthew (1909). Its type specimen is AMNH 12399, a mandible (right ramus of mandible with C(?)-M3, inclusive), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Granger Station, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Trogolemur.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Trogolemur myodes Matthew
1930Trogolemur myodes Hay p. 447
1958Trogolemur myodes Gazin p. 82
1968Trogolemur myodes Robinson p. 324
2018Trogolemur myodes Dawson and Constenius p. 38

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
—Euprimateformes
superfamilyPlesiadapoidea
familyPlesiadapidaeTrouessart 1897
genusTrogolemur
speciesmyodes

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.

†Trogolemur myodes Matthew 1909
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Uintan or 55.80000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Trogolemur myodes (15842)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Nevada) Trogolemur myodes (16218)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Trogolemur myodes (type locality: 16226 16459 16460 16461 16462 16464 16465 16467 16468 16469 16471 16472 16474)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Montana) Trogolemur myodes (222915)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Trogolemur myodes (16630)