Chester, S.G.B.; Bloch, J.I.; Boyer, D.M.; Clemens, W.A.
taxonomy · topology · range · morphology · ecology · methods · biogeography
Open version of record at PMC4321231. The tarsals are isolated and attributed to Purgatorius by size, abundance and comparative morphology rather than dental association.
Isolated UCMP 197509, UCMP 197517 and related late Puercan tarsals preserve arboreal euarchontan ankle morphology and are attributed to Purgatorius in the cited comparative analyses, without demonstrating crown-Primate status.
claim:event:purgatorius-garbani-tarsalsThe Garbani Channel tarsals were attributed to Purgatorius by bounded comparative regressions and phylogenetic analyses; the isolated bones do not establish crown-Primate membership or ancestry.
claim:taxon:purgatorius:taxonomyThe profile represents the Garbani Channel fauna in Montana and does not convert that locality sample into a global Purgatorius distribution.
claim:taxon:purgatorius:biogeographyTarsal joint form supports an arboreal locomotor inference, while diet, habitual substrate use and behaviour remain unobserved.
claim:taxon:purgatorius:ecologyUCMP 197509 and UCMP 197517 preserve ankle and inverted-foot features quantified against dentally associated euarchontans.
claim:taxon:purgatorius:morphologyThe 65.2–64.4 Ma envelope is the bounded late Puercan sample context, not a genus-wide FAD, LAD, crown-Primate age or uninterrupted duration.
claim:taxon:purgatorius:fossil-range