Purgatoriidae
Purgatoriidae is a basal Plesiadapiform family that includes, Purgatorius, and Ursolestes. The creatures included in the group are thought to represent the earliest members of the Plesiadapiformes and to be their ancestors (as well as primates).[2][1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Plesiadapiformes |
| Family: | †Purgatoriidae Gunnell, 1989 |
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References
- "Purgatoriidae". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- "A 'giant' purgatoriid (Plesiadapiformes) from the Paleocene of Montana, USA: mosaic evolution in the earliest primates". Palaeontology. 58 (2): 277–291. 2015. doi:10.1111/pala.12141. ISSN 1475-4983.
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