Purgatoriidae

Extinct family of mammals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Purgatoriidae is a basal plesiadapiform family that includes Purgatorius and Ursolestes. Purgatoriids are thought to represent the earliest members of the Plesiadapiformes – as well as primates.[2][1]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Family:Purgatoriidae
Gunnell, 1989
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Purgatoriidae
Temporal range: Paleocene[1]
Life restoration of Purgatorius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Plesiadapiformes
Family: Purgatoriidae
Gunnell, 1989
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