†Elphidotarsius florencae Gidley 1923 (primate)
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Mammalia - Primates - Carpolestidae
Belongs to Elphidotarsius according to G. G. Simpson 1937
See also Alroy 2002
Sister taxa: Elphidotarsius russelli, Elphidotarsius shotgunensis, Elphidotarsius wightoni
Type specimen: U.S.N.M. no. 9411, a mandible (left lower jaw with P4-M3). Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (3: Montana, Wyoming collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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