Mammalia - Primates - Microsyopidae
Full reference: C. Stock. 1938. A Tarsiid Primate and a Mixodectid from the Poway Eocene, California. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 24(7):288-293
Belongs to Microsyops according to C. Stock 1938
Sister taxa: Microsyops angustidens, Microsyops annectens, Microsyops cardiorestes, Microsyops elegans, Microsyops knightensis, Microsyops latidens, Microsyops scottianus
Type specimen: CIT Vert. Pale. Coll. No. 2232, a mandible (left ramus with Dp3, P4-M3 inclusive and root fragments of the anterior premolars and canine). Its type locality is San Diego Mission (CIT 249), which is in an Uintan terrestrial conglomerate in the Friars Formation of California.
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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