Mammalia - Primates - Microsyopidae
Alternative combination: Cynodontomys latidens
Synonyms: Notharctus cingulatus Loomis 1906, Notharctus palmidens Loomis 1906
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1882. Contributions to the history of the Vertebrata of the lower Eocene of Wyoming and New Mexico, made during 1881. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 20(111):139-197
Belongs to Microsyops according to G. F. Gunnell 1989
See also Cope 1882, Gazin 1976, Gunnell 1985, Hay 1902, Matthew 1915, Osborn 1902 and Szalay 1969
Sister taxa: Microsyops angustidens, Microsyops annectens, Microsyops cardiorestes, Microsyops elegans, Microsyops knightensis, Microsyops kratos, Microsyops scottianus, Microsyops speirianus
Type specimens:
- Microsyops latidens: AMNH No4195, a mandible (fragmentary lower jaw with left P4 and right M1-2).
- Notharctus cingulatus:
- Notharctus palmidens:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (43: Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
Total: 43 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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