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Chipetaia âśť

Description

Chipetaia is an extinct genus of primate in the family Omomyidae containing the sole species Chipetaia lamporea known from the middle Eocene of North America. Described in 1996 by D. Tab Rasmussen, the species is known from fossil teeth as well as femur fragments and hind foot bones Estimates of life weight based on size of teeth and leg bones range from 500 to 700 g (1.1 to 1.5 lb) to as high as 1,000 g (2.2 lb). The genus name honors Native American Ute diplomat Chipeta, while the specific name is Greek for "of the Shining Mountains," the Ute name for the Rocky Mountains.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4827120https://www.gbif.org/species/4827120
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)40802https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=40802
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Anaptomorphidae : Chipetaia
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Omomyidae : Chipetaia
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
subfamilyOmomyinaeTrouessart 1879
genusChipetaiaRasmussen 1996
Scientific NameChipetaia Rasmussen, 1996
Name Published InJ Hum Evol 31 (1), July
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Chipetaiagenusbelongs to Omomyinaestated with evidenceRasmussen, 1996
Chipetaiagenusbelongs to OmomyidaeimpliedMcKenna and Bell, 1997
Chipetaiagenusbelongs to Omomyinaestated with evidenceMuldoon and Gunnell, 2002
Chipetaiagenusbelongs to UtahiiniimpliedGunnell and Rose, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance46.2 - 40.4 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance46.2 - 40.4 Ma
Eocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Omomyidae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietinsectivore (based on Omomyidae)
Reproductionviviparous (based on Omomyidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. T. Rasmussen. 1996. A new Middle Eocene omomyine primate from the Uinta Basin, Utah. Journal of Human Evolution 31
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipetaia

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Chipetaia lamporea âśť
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
146.2 Ma
Eocene
46.2 Ma
Eocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1996Chipetaia Rasmussen p. 76
1997Chipetaia McKenna and Bell
2002Chipetaia Gunnell and Rose p. 47
2002Chipetaia Muldoon and Gunnell p. 504

References

Rasmussen D. T. (1996) A new Middle Eocene omomyine primate from the Uinta Basin, Utah, Journal of Human Evolution 31
McKenna M. C., Bell S. K. (1997) , Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level, 1-640
Gunnell G. F., Rose K. D. (2002) Tarsiiformes: Evolutionary history and adaptation, The Primate Fossil Record, W.C. Hartwig (ed.), Cambridge University Press., 45-81
Muldoon K. M., Gunnell G. F. (2002) Omomyid primates (Tarsiiformes) from the Early Middle Eocene at South Pass, Greater Green River Basin, Wyoming, Journal of Human Evolution 43 4, 479-511
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
J Hum Evol 31 (1), July - 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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