Jattadectes mamikheli Thewissen et al. 2001 (primate)

Mammalia - Primates - Plesiadapidae

Full reference: J. G. M. Thewissen, E. M. Williams, and S.T. Hussain. 2001. Eocene mammal faunas from northern Indo-Pakistan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(2):347-366

Belongs to Jattadectes according to J. G. M. Thewissen et al. 2001

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: H-GSP 97203, a maxilla (left maxillary fragment with M2-3). Its type locality is Jatta Salt Mine, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Mami Khel Formation of Pakistan.

Ecology: arboreal herbivore

Distribution: found only at Jatta Salt Mine

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