Purgatorius

Translingual

Purgatorius sp., artist's impression

Etymology

From Latin purgatorius, after Purgatory Hill, Montana, where the first remains were discovered.

Proper noun

†Purgatorius m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Purgatoriidae – certain extinct eutherian species, typically regarded as the earliest primates or proto-primates.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Plesiadapiformes - order; Purgatoriidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): †Purgatorius unio (type species)

  †Purgatorius ceratops, †Purgatorius coracis, †Purgatorius janisae, †Purgatorius mckeeveri, †Purgatorius pinecreeensis, †Purgatorius titusi (other species)

References

• Purgatorius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Purgatoriidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Purgatorius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons