Plesiadapis Gervais 1877 (primate)

Mammalia - Primates - Plesiadapidae

Synonyms: Menatotherium Piton 1940, Nothodectes Matthew 1915

Parent taxon: Plesiadapidae according to G. F. Gunnell 1989

See also Alroy 2002, Gazin 1958, Gingerich 1973, Gingerich 1975, Gingerich 1976, Hay 1930, Matthew 1915, Matthew 1917, McKenna 1963, McKenna and Bell 1997, Rose 1981, Rose and Bown 1982, Schiebout 1974, Schlosser 1877, Simpson 1928, Simpson 1935, Simpson 1935, Simpson 1936, Simpson 1937 and Simpson 1940

Sister taxa: Asioplesiadapinae, Chiromyoides, Jattadectes, Megachiromyoides, Nannodectes, Platychoerops, Pronothodectes, Trogolemur

Subtaxa: Plesiadapis (Ancepsoides) Plesiadapis (Tricuspidens) Plesiadapis anceps Plesiadapis berruensis Plesiadapis chevillionii Plesiadapis churchilli Plesiadapis cookei Plesiadapis dubius Plesiadapis fodinatus Plesiadapis gingerichi Plesiadapis insignis Plesiadapis ploegi Plesiadapis praecursor Plesiadapis recticuspidens Plesiadapis remensis Plesiadapis rex Plesiadapis russelli Plesiadapis simonsi Plesiadapis tricuspidens Plesiadapis walbeckensis

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Type: Plesiadapis tricuspidens

Ecology: arboreal herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Belgium (2 collections), France (2), the United Kingdom (2), United States (1: Wyoming)

• Cf1 of United States (1: Wyoming)

• Clarkforkian of United States (53: Colorado, Montana, Wyoming)

• Cf2 of United States (2: Wyoming)

• Cf3 of United States (1: Wyoming)

• Paleocene to Eocene of France (1)

• Paleocene of Canada (10: Alberta, Saskatchewan), France (8), Germany (1), United States (107: California, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming)

Total: 191 collections including 228 occurrences

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