Mammalia - Primates - Microsyopidae
Alternative combination: Cynodontomys scottianus
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1881. On the Vertebrata of the Wind River Eocene beds of Wyoming. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey 6(1):183-202
Belongs to Microsyops according to G. F. Gunnell 1989
See also Bown 1982, Cope 1881, Gunnell 1985, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Matthew 1915, Osborn 1902 and Szalay 1969
Sister taxa: Microsyops angustidens, Microsyops annectens, Microsyops cardiorestes, Microsyops elegans, Microsyops knightensis, Microsyops kratos, Microsyops latidens
Type specimen: AMNH no4748, a mandible (fragmentary left mandible with P4-M2).
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (33: Colorado, Wyoming collections)
Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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