Palaechthon alticuspis Gidley 1923 (primate)

Mammalia - Primates

Belongs to Palaechthon according to G. G. Simpson 1937

See also Alroy 2002

Sister taxa: Palaechthon torrejonius, Palaechthon woodi

Type specimen: U.S.N.M. no. 9532, a mandible (right lower jaw with P2-M2). Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.

Ecology: arboreal insectivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (4: Montana, Wyoming collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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