- the
primates and
Dermoptera were
jointly considered sister to the
plesiadapiform Purgatoriidae,
resulting in the
following phylogenetic tree. Traditionally...
- the
Plesiadapiforms.
Several characters of the
dentition of Purgatorius,
which includes its
incisor morphology, can ally it with
later plesiadapiforms. The...
- controversial. It has also been
suggested that it
should be
classified as a
plesiadapiform (an
extinct group of
arboreal mammal thought to be
ancestral to primates)...
-
Purgatoriidae is a
basal plesiadapiform family that includes,
Purgatorius and Ursolestes.
Purgatoriids are
thought to
represent the
earliest members of...
- is
known about the
anatomy of
plesiadapiforms comes from
fragmentary jaws and teeth, so most
definitions of
plesiadapiform genera and
species are based...
-
Plesiadapidae is a
family of
plesiadapiform mammals related to
primates known from the
Paleocene and
Eocene of
North America, Europe, and Asia. Plesiadapids...
- G. B.; López-Torres,
Sergi (2017). "The
evolutionary radiation of
plesiadapiforms".
Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews. 26 (2): 74–94...
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Valid Chester &
Bloch Paleocene Canada United
States A
micromomyid plesiadapiform, a new
genus for "Micromomys"
fremdi Fox (1984), "Micromomys" vossae...
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hands and feet
specially adapted for
maneuvering on
small branches.
Plesiadapiforms from the
early Paleocene are
sometimes considered "archaic primates"...
-
Torrejonia is a
genus of
extinct plesiadapiform that
belongs to the
family Palaechthonidae.
There are
currently two
species known, T. wilsoni and T. sirokyi...
