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Microsyops annectens

Mammalia - Primates - Microsyopidae

Taxonomy
Bathrodon annectens was named by Marsh (1872). Its type specimen is YPM 11791, a mandible (mandibular fragment with M3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Microsyops annectens by Osborn (1902), Wortman (1903), Hay (1930), Szalay (1969), Gazin (1976) and Gunnell (1989).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Bathrodon annectens Marsh p. 211
1902Bathrodon annectens Hay p. 793
1902Microsyops annectens Osborn p. 213 figs. FIgure 40
1903Microsyops annectens Wortman p. 360
1903Microsyops schlosseri Wortman p. 361 fig. 117
1930Microsyops annectens Hay p. 450
1930Microsyops schlosseri Hay p. 450
1969Microsyops annectens Szalay
1976Microsyops annectens Gazin
1976Microsyops schlosseri Gazin
1989Microsyops annectens Gunnell

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
familyMicrosyopidaeOsborn and Wortman 1892
subfamilyMicrosyopinaeOsborn and Wortman 1892
genusMicrosyopsLeidy 1872
speciesannectens()

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.

†Microsyops annectens Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Microsyops schlosseri Wortman 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:27:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:27:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Uintan or 50.30000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Microsyops annectens (16137 16138 16244 16647) Microsyops sp. (16498)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Colorado) Microsyops annectens (16623)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Microsyops annectens (16586 16651)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Microsyops annectens (16706 16752)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Microsyops annectens (16645)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Microsyops annectens (16587 16652)