†Sarnacius gingerichi Russell 1981 (primate)
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Mammalia - Primates - Toliapinidae
Alternative combination: Berruvius gingerichi
Full reference: D. E. Russell. 1981. Un primate nouveau du Paléocène supérieur de France. Geobios 14(3):399-405
Belongs to Sarnacius according to J. J. Hooker et al. 1999
See also Russell 1981
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CR-508-SLP, a mandible (right dentary fragment with M1 and alveoli for I1-2, C, P2-4, M2-3). Its type locality is Cernay, which is in a Thanetian terrestrial horizon in the Conglomérat de Cernay Formation of France.
Ecology: arboreal insectivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of France (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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