Mammalia - Primates - Plesiadapidae
Alternative combination: Plesiadapis campanicus
Belongs to Chiromyoides according to P. D. Gingerich 1976
See also Gingerich 1973 and Gingerich 1975
Sister taxa: Chiromyoides caesor, Chiromyoides gigas, Chiromyoides gingerichi, Chiromyoides kesiwah, Chiromyoides major, Chiromyoides mauberti, Chiromyoides minor, Chiromyoides potior
Type specimen: NMB Cy-153, a mandible (nearly complete left mandible with I1, P3-4, and M1-3). Its type locality is Cernay, which is in a Thanetian terrestrial horizon in the Conglomérat de Cernay Formation of France.
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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