Mammalia - Primates - Notharctidae
Alternative combination: Hesperolemur actius
Full reference: G. F. Gunnell. 1995. New notharctine (primates, adapiformes) skull from the Uintan (middle Eocene) of San Diego County, California. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 98:447-470
Belongs to Cantius according to K. D. Rose et al. 1999
See also Gunnell 1995
Sister taxa: Cantius abditus, Cantius angulatus, Cantius eppsi, Cantius frugivorus, Cantius mckennai, Cantius nunienus, Cantius ralstoni, Cantius savagei, Cantius simonsi, Cantius torresi, Cantius trigonodus
Type specimen: SDSNH 35233, a skull (compressed skull with left and right P4-M3). Its type locality is Azuaga II Site 5 (SDSNH 3413), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Friars Formation of California.
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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