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Vectipithex

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9584072https://www.gbif.org/species/9584072
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)352353https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=352353
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Microchoeridae : Vectipithex
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Omomyidae : Vectipithex
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
orderPrimatesLinnaeus 1758
infraorderHaplorhini
infraorderTarsiiformesGregory 1915
superfamilyOmomyoidea
familyOmomyidaeGazin 1958
subfamilyMicrochoerinae
genusVectipithexHooker & Harrison 2008
Scientific NameVectipithex Hooker & Harrison, 2008
Name Published InArticle title: A new clade of omomyid primates from the European Paleogene.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Vectipithexgenusbelongs to Microchoerinaestated with evidenceHooker and Harrison, 2008
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)5
First Recorded Appearance47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Omomyidae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietinsectivore (based on Omomyidae)
Reproductionviviparous (based on Omomyidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Hooker and D. L. Harrison. 2008. A new clade of omomyid primates from the European Paleogene. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(3):826-840

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Adapis ulmensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Nannopithex quaylei
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Necrolemur raabi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Vectipithex quaylei
species
listed (PBDB)141.3 Ma
Eocene
41.3 Ma
Eocene
Vectipithex raabi
species
listed (PBDB)347.8 Ma
Eocene
47.8 Ma
Eocene
Vectipithex smithorum
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
738.0 Ma
Eocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene
Vectipithex ulmensis
species
listed (PBDB)538.0 Ma
Eocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2008Vectipithex Hooker and Harrison

References

Hooker J. J., Harrison D. L. (2008) A new clade of omomyid primates from the European Paleogene, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28 3, 826-840
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer original publication - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
web search (AJR) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
www.organismnames.com (Jul 2012) / web search - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Article title: A new clade of omomyid primates from the European Paleogene. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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