Plesiadapidae

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Plesiadapidae hija familja ta' mammiferi plaċentati estinti, eżattament uħud mill-mammiferi li huma l-aktar relatati fil-qrib mal-primati il-familja tax-xadini, jekk mhux saħansitra, l-prekursuri tagħhom.

Din iL-familja qegħda kklassifikata fil-klassi Mammalia, fis-sottoklassi Theria, fl-infraklassi Eutheria (il-plaċentati), fis-superordni Euarchontoglires, fl-ordni Plesiadapiformes, fis-superfamilja Plesiadapoidea ma' 2 familji oħra (Chronolestidae u Saxonellidae).

Il-familja Plesiadapidae hija l-akbar familja fost it-tlieta tas-superfamilja Plesiadapoidea u tikkonsisti minn 3 sottofamilji (Jattadectinae, Pandemoniinae u Plesiadapinae), 8 ġeneri (Jattadectes, Pandemonium, Chiromyoides, Nannodectes, Platychoerops, Plesiadapis, Pronothodectes u Russellodon) u bosta speċi kollha estinti.

(għal aktar informazzjoni ara l-artiklu Plesiadapiformes)

[editja] Lista ta' l-ispeċi fil-familja Plesiadapidae

Familja Plesiadapidae
- Sottofamilja Jattadectinae
  - Ġeneru Jattadectes (Hussain & Thewissen & Williams.2001)
    - Jattadectes mamikheli (Hussain & Thewissen & Williams,2001)
- Sottofamilja Pandemoniinae
  - Ġeneru Pandemonium (Van Valen,1994)
    - Pandemonium dis (Van Valen,1994)
- Sottofamilja Plesiadapinae
  - Ġeneru Chiromyoides (Stehlin,1916)
    - Chiromyoides caesor (Gingerich,1973)
    - Chiromyoides campanicus (Stehlin,1916)
    - Chiromyoides major (Gingerich,1975)
    - Chiromyoides minor (Gingerich,1975)
    - Chiromyoides potior (Gingerich,1975)
  - Ġeneru Nannodectes (Gingerich,1975)
    - Nannodectes gazini (Gingerich,1975)
    - Nannodectes gidleyi (Matthew,1917)
    - Nannodectes intermedius (Gazin,1971)
    - Nannodectes simpsoni (Gazin,1956)
  - Ġeneru Platychoerops (Charlesworth,1855)
    - Platychoerops daubrei
    - Platychoerops richardsoni
  - Ġeneru Plesiadapis (Gervais,1877)
    - Plesiadapis anceps (Simpson,1936)
    - Plesiadapis churchilli (Gingerich,1975)
    - Plesiadapis cookei (Jepsen,1930)
    - Plesiadapis dubius (Matthew,1915)
    - Plesiadapis fodinatus (Jepsen,1930)
    - Plesiadapis gingerichi
    - Plesiadapis insignis (Piton,1940)
    - Plesiadapis praecursor (Gingerich,1975)
    - Plesiadapis remensis (Lemoine,1887)
    - Plesiadapis rex (Gidley,1923)
    - Plesiadapis russelli
    - Plesiadapis simonsi (Gingerich,1975)
    - Plesiadapis tricuspidens (Gervais,1877)
    - Plesiadapis walbeckensis (Russell,1964)
  - Ġeneru Pronothodectes (Gidley,1923)
    - Pronothodectes gaoi (Fox,1990)
    - Pronothodectes jepi (Gingerich,1975)
    - Pronothodectes matthewi (Gidley,1923)
  - Ġeneru Russellodon (Marandat & Sigé,1997)
    - Russellodon haininense (Marandat & Sigé,1997)

[editja] Referenzi

Tassonomija tal-Mammiferi.
Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution. W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698.
Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648. in Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution. W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698. &McKenna, M. C. & Bell, S. K., (eds.) 1997: Classification of mammals – above the species level. Columbia University Press, New York, 1997, xii-631
Scott, C. S. & Fox, R. C., 2005: Windows on the evolution of Picrodus (Plesiadapiformes: Primates): morphology and relationships of a species complex from the Paleocene of Alberta.–Journal of Paleontology: Vol. 79, #4, pp. 635-657