Primatomorpha

Primatomorphs Temporal range: Paleocene–Holocene, 65–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Olive baboon, Papio anubis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Class:	Mammalia
Grandorder:	Euarchonta
Mirorder:	Primatomorpha
Orders
Dermoptera †Plesiadapiformes Primates

The Primatomorpha are a mirorder of mammals containing two orders: the Dermoptera or colugos and the Primates (Plesiadapiformes, Tarsiiformes, Simiiformes).

The term "Primatomorpha" first appeared in the general scientific literature in 1991 (K.C. Beard) and 1992 (Kalandadze, Rautian). Major DNA sequence analyses of predominantly nuclear sequences (Murphy et al., 2001) support the Euarchonta hypothesis, while a major study investigating mitochondrial sequences supports a different tree topology (Arnason et al., 2002). A study investigating retrotransposon presence/absence data has claimed strong support for Euarchonta (Kriegs et al., 2007). Some interpretations of the molecular data link Primates and Dermoptera in a clade (mirorder) known as Primatomorpha, which is the sister of Scandentia. Primates probably split from the Dermoptera sister group 79.6 million years ago during the Cretaceous.

Other interpretations link the Dermoptera and Scandentia together in a group called Sundatheria as the sister group of the primates.

Euarchontoglires	Glires   Rodentia  Lagomorpha  Euarchonta   Scandentia Primatomorpha  Dermoptera  Primates   Strepsirrhini   (lemuroids and lorisoids)  Haplorrhini   Tarsiiformes  Simiiformes (platyrrhini and catarrhini)

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