†Carpodaptes cygneus (Carpolestidae)
Carpodaptes cygneus ist eine Primatenart innerhalb der Familie Carpolestidae, die ab dem Paläogen (Paläozän) im Danium lebte, das vor rund 66 Millionen Jahren begann und bis vor 61,6 Millionen Jahren andauerte.
Daten zu den einzelnen Funden von Carpodaptes cygneus
| Sammlung | Kommentar zum Fundort | Epoche, Alter | Geologie, Formation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blindman River (UA DW-1) | SE of Blackfalds | - zwischen 56.8 und 61.7 Millionen Jahren |
Paskapoo | |
| Kommentar z. Taxonomie | ||||
| coordinate based on Blackfalds same as Fox 1990a |
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| U.a. am Fundort ausgegraben: | Pronothodectes gaoi | |||
| Sammlung | Kommentar zum Fundort | Epoche, Alter | Geologie, Formation | Kommentar zur Sammlung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Hills Site 1 | LSD 4, Sec 16, T 67, R 10, W of 5th meridian; S side of main road N from Swan Hills town; this part (3) is on the N side, across a swampy area | - zwischen 56.8 und 61.7 Millionen Jahren |
Paskapoo | UAP-13 |
| Lithographie | Museum | Kommentar z. Taxonomie | ||
| "most of the rock at this locality is grey bentonitic shale; there are also thin lignitic layers and beds of friable limestone" (Russell 1967) "fossiliferous horizons [in the Swan Hills area] are predominantly montmorillonitic argillaceous shales, interbedded with or overlain by silty clays and calcareous shales" (Scott 2006) | ROM | supersedes various Krause references | ||
| U.a. am Fundort ausgegraben: | Ignacius frugivorus | |||
| Sammlung | Epoche, Alter | Geologie, Formation | Kommentar zur Sammlung | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCM locality 92177 | - zwischen 56.8 und 61.7 Millionen Jahren |
Fort Union | USGS loc. D-2001 | |
| Kommentar z. Stratigraphie | Lithographie | Museum | ||
| 261 m below the upper contact of the Late Paleocene Fort Union Formation (Atwell Gulch Member), with the Early Eocene Wasatch Formation (Molina Member); Lichtig and Lucas (2015) report this site as Clarkforkian. | light-grey to light-brown sandstones; olive, purple, dark-reddish-brown claystone; and mudstones that are highly variegated | UCM | ||
| U.a. am Fundort ausgegraben: | Nannodectes gazini | |||
Literatur
L. S. Russell 1967, Palaeontology of the Swan Hills area, north-central Alberta. Life Science Contribution, Royal Ontario Museum. 71, p. 1 - 31R. C. Fox 2002, The dentition and relationships of Carpodaptes cygneus (Russell) (Carpolestidae, Plesiadapiformes, Mammalia), from the late Paleocene of Alberta, Canada. Journal of Paleontology. 76:5, p. 864 - 881
B. J. Burger 2013, A new species of the archaic primate Zanycteris from the late Paleocene of western Colorado and the phylogenetic position of the family Picrodontidae. PeerJ. 1:5, p. e191:1 - 11, DOI: 10.7717/peerj.191
