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Palaechthoninae

Mammalia - Primates - Palaechthonidae

Taxonomy
Palaechthoninae was named by Gunnell (1989). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Palaechthonidae by Gunnell (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Palaechthoninae Gunnell p. 15

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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
suborderPlesiadapiformesSimons and Tattersall 1972
superfamilyMicrosyopoidea
familyPalaechthonidaeSzalay 1969
subfamilyPalaechthoninae
subfamilyPalaechthoninae

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.

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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealsubo
Diet: insectivoresubo
Diet 2: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-24 13:53:28
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:53:28
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Torrejonian or 61.70000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Palenochtha minor (14894)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Palenochtha minor, Premnoides douglassi (14912) Palenochtha sp., Palenochtha minor (14898) Palenochtha weissae, Palenochtha minor (14886)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) Palenochtha minor (14906)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Palenochtha minor (15067)