Anchomomys stehlini Gingerich 1977 (primate)

Mammalia - Primates - Notharctidae

Alternative combination: Laurasia stehlinae

Belongs to Anchomomys according to M. Godinot 1998

See also Schwartz and Tattersall 1983

Sister taxa: Anchomomys (Fendantia), Anchomomys (Huerzeleris), Anchomomys frontanyensis, Anchomomys gaillardi, Anchomomys latidens, Anchomomys milleri

Type specimen: BNM En 1, a mandible (right partial dentary with M1-2 and numerous alveoli). Its type locality is Egerkingen, gamma fissure, which is in a Bartonian fissure fill horizon in Switzerland.

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Spain (1 collection), Switzerland (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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