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Princetonia

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Taxonomy
Princetonia was named by Gingerich (1989). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Arctocyonidae by Gingerich (1989), Archibald (1998).

Species
P. yalensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Princetonia Gingerich
1998Princetonia Archibald

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
orderProcreodiMatthew 1915
familyArctocyonidaeMurray 1866
genusPrincetonia

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. †Princetonia Gingerich 1989
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†Princetonia yalensis Gingerich 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:54:39
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:06:44
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Wasatchian or 59.24000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) P. yalensis (15049 15057 15065 26569 190420 190437 190490)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) P. yalensis (188220)
Cf256.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) P. yalensis (46651)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) P. sp. (15085) P. yalensis (15089 15091 15110 15126 15159)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) P. yalensis (15458 15759)