†Asiadapis cambayensis Rose et al. 2007 (primate)
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Mammalia - Primates - Notharctidae
Synonym: Suratius robustus Bajpai et al. 2007
Full reference: K. D. Rose, R. S. Rana, A. Sahni and T. Smith. 2007. A new adapoid primate from the early Eocene of India. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 31(14):379-385
Belongs to Asiadapis according to K. D. Rose et al. 2009
See also Bajpai et al. 2008 and Rose et al. 2007
Sister taxon: Asiadapis tapiensis
Type specimens:
- Asiadapis cambayensis: GU/RSR/VAS-6, a mandible (right dentary with P3-M2 and alveoli for C, P2, and M3). Its type locality is Vastan Lignite Mine, which is in a Ypresian lagoonal siltstone/claystone in the Cambay Shale Formation of India.
- Suratius robustus:
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Vastan Lignite Mine
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