Purgatoriidae

Purgatoriidae; Temporal range: Paleocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Life restoration of Purgatorius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Plesiadapiformes
Family:	†Purgatoriidae; Gunnell, 1989
Genera
	†Purgatorius; †;

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

References[]

^ ^a ^b "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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[:0-1] "Purgatoriidae". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

[2] "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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Purgatoriidae Temporal range: Paleocene^[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Life restoration of Purgatorius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Plesiadapiformes
Family:	†Purgatoriidae Gunnell, 1989
Genera
†Purgatorius †