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Purgatorius
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Translingual
right|thumb|Purgatorius sp., artist's impression
Etymology
From mul la purgatorius, after Purgatory Hill, Montana, where the first remains were discovered.
Proper noun
†1 m
genus family Purgatoriidae family certain extinct eutherian species, typically regarded as the earliest primates or proto-primates
Hypernyms
genus ; Plesiadapiformes order - order; Purgatoriidae family - family
Hyponyms
genus †Purgatorius unio species type species
†Purgatorius ceratops species, †Purgatorius coracis species, †Purgatorius janisae species, †Purgatorius mckeeveri species, †Purgatorius pinecreeensis species, †Purgatorius titusi species other species
References
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Purgatoriidae
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