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Microsyopoidea

Mammalia - Primates

Taxonomy
Microsyopoidea is a superfamily. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Primates by Gunnell (1989); and to Plesiadapiformes by Hooker et al. (1999).

Synonyms
  • Plesiadapis orsmaelensis was named by Teilhard de Chardin (1927). Its type specimen is IRSNM 1428, a tooth (incisor), and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Platychaerops orsmaelensis by Hill (1953); it was considered a nomen dubium by Gingerich (1976).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Plesiadapis orsmaelensis Teilhard de Chardin p. 13
1953Platychaerops orsmaelensis Hill
1989Microsyopoidea Gunnell p. 147
1999Microsyopoidea Hooker et al. p. 378

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
suborderPlesiadapiformesSimons and Tattersall 1972
superfamilyMicrosyopoidea
superfamilyMicrosyopoidea

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.

Superfm. †Microsyopoidea
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Fm. †Palaechthonidae Szalay 1969
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G. †Anasazia Van Valen 1994
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†Anasazia williamsoni Van Valen 1994
Subfm. †Palaechthoninae Gunnell 1989
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G. †Palenochtha Simpson 1935
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†Palenochtha minor Gidley 1923
†Palenochtha weissae Rigby, Jr. 1980
G. †Premnoides Gunnell 1989
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†Premnoides douglassi Gunnell 1989
Subfm. †Plesiolestinae Gunnell 1989
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G. †Phoxomylus Fox 2011
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G. †Plesiolestes Jepsen 1930
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†Plesiolestes nacimienti Wilson and Szalay 1972
Invalid names: Torrejonia Gazin 1968 [synonym]
Fm. †Picromomyidae Rose and Bown 1996
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G. †Alveojunctus Bown 1982
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†Alveojunctus bowni Silcox et al. 2002
†Alveojunctus minutus Bown 1982
G. †Picromomys Rose and Bown 1996
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†Picromomys petersonorum Rose and Bown 1996
Fm. †Toliapinidae Hooker et al. 1999
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G. †Avenius Russell et al. 1992
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†Avenius amatorum Russell et al. 1992
G. †Sarnacius Hooker et al. 1999
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†Sarnacius gingerichi Russell 1981
G. †Toliapina Hooker et al. 1999
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†Toliapina lawsoni Hooker et al. 1999
†Toliapina vinealis Hooker et al. 1999
Invalid names: Plesiadapis orsmaelensis Teilhard de Chardin 1927 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available