†Pronothodectes Gidley 1923 (primate)
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Mammalia - Primates - Plesiadapidae
Parent taxon: Plesiadapidae according to D. M. Boyer et al. 2012
See also Alroy 2002, Fox 1990, Gazin 1969, Gingerich 1975, Gunnell 1989, Hay 1930, McKenna and Bell 1997, Scott et al. 2013, Simpson 1937 and Simpson 1940
Sister taxa: Asioplesiadapinae, Chiromyoides, Jattadectes, Megachiromyoides, Nannodectes, Platychoerops, Plesiadapis, Trogolemur
Subtaxa: Pronothodectes gaoi Pronothodectes jepi Pronothodectes matthewi
Type: Pronothodectes matthewi
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (9: Alberta collections), United States (8: Montana, Wyoming)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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