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Plesiadapis dubius

Mammalia - Primates - Plesiadapidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Nothodectes dubius Matthew
1917Nothodectes dubius Matthew p. 831
1921Plesiadapis dubius Teilhard
1935Plesiadapis dubius Simpson
1937Plesiadapis dubius Simpson
1942Plesiadapis rubeyi Gazin
1956Plesiadapis pearcei Gazin pp. 6-7
1958Plesiadapis dubius Gazin
1963Plesiadapis dubius McKenna
1974Plesiadapis dubius Schiebout
1975Plesiadapis dubius Gingerich
1976Plesiadapis dubius Gingerich
1981Plesiadapis dubius Rose
1982Plesiadapis dubius Rose and Bown p. 66

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
Euprimateformes
superfamilyPlesiadapoidea
familyPlesiadapidaeTrouessart 1897
genusPlesiadapisGervais 1877
speciesdubius()

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.

Plesiadapis dubius Matthew 1915
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Invalid names: Plesiadapis pearcei Gazin 1956 [synonym], Plesiadapis rubeyi Gazin 1942 [synonym]
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: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Wasatchian or 58.70000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Plesiadapis dubius (190412 190413 190417 190418 190419 190420 190443 190457 190459 190462 190463 190468 190476 190477 190478 190479 190481) Plesiadapis fodinatus (26569) Plesiadapis sp. (15058)
Tiffanian - Clarkforkian61.7 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Plesiadapis dubius (15035)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Plesiadapis dubius (188220)
Cf256.8 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Plesiadapis dubius (46651 46679)
Cf356.8 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Plesiadapis dubius (46678)
Clarkforkian56.8 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Plesiadapis dubius (15072 15080 15082 15089 15092 15109 15124 15132 15142 15168 15176 15178 15183 15204 15212 15213 164513) Plesiadapis rubeyi, Plesiadapis pearcei (15075) Plesiadapis sp. (15216)
Clarkforkian56.8 - 55.8USA (Colorado) Plesiadapis dubius (15239 15241 15247 15252 15257)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Plesiadapis dubius (15898)