†Carpodaptes hobackensis Dorr 1952 (primate)
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Mammalia - Primates - Carpolestidae
Alternative combination: Carpocristes hobackensis
Belongs to Carpodaptes according to K. C. Beard et al. 2016
See also Alroy 2002 and Beard and Wang 1995
Sister taxa: Carpodaptes aulacodon, Carpodaptes cygneus, Carpodaptes hazelae, Carpodaptes jepseni, Carpodaptes rosei, Carpodaptes stonleyi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dell Creek Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the Hoback Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: North Dakota, Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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