Purgatorius
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin purgatorius, after Purgatory Hill, Montana, where the first remains were discovered.
Proper noun[edit]
†Purgatorius m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Purgatoriidae – certain extinct eutherian species, typically regarded as the earliest primates or proto-primates.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Plesiadapiformes - order; Purgatoriidae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): †Purgatorius unio (type species)
- †Purgatorius ceratops, †Purgatorius coracis, †Purgatorius janisae, †Purgatorius mckeeveri, †Purgatorius pinecreeensis, †Purgatorius titusi (other species)
References[edit]
Purgatorius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Purgatoriidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Purgatorius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
