Cantius angulatus Cope 1875 (primate)

Mammalia - Primates - Notharctidae

Alternative combinations: Chriacus angulatus, Cynodontomys angulatus, Pelycodus angulatus, Tomitherium angulatum

Synonym: Smilodectes gingerichi Beard 1988

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1875. Systematic Catalogue of Vertebrata of the Eocene of New Mexico, Collected in 1874. Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Engineer Department, U. S. Army 5-37

Belongs to Cantius according to M. Godinot 1998

See also Alroy 2002, Beard 1988, Cope 1875, Gingerich and Simons 1977, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Matthew 1915, Matthew 1937, Osborn 1902, Osborn 1902 and Scott 1892

Sister taxa: Cantius abditus, Cantius actius, Cantius eppsi, Cantius frugivorus, Cantius mckennai, Cantius nunienus, Cantius ralstoni, Cantius savagei, Cantius simonsi, Cantius torresi, Cantius trigonodus

Type specimens:

  • Cantius angulatus: Its type locality is Almagre Arroyo (Cope), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the San Jose Formation of New Mexico
  • Smilodectes gingerichi: CM 37451, a maxilla (left maxillary fragment preserving P3-M1). Its type locality is Almagre (CM 941), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the San Jose Formation of New Mexico.

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: New Mexico collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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