Mammalia - Primates - Carpolestidae
Alternative combinations: Carpolestes jepseni, Carpomegodon jepseni
Full reference: K. D. Rose. 1975. The Carpolestidae: Early Tertiary primates from North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 147(1)
Belongs to Carpodaptes according to K. C. Beard et al. 2016
See also Bloch et al. 2001, Bloch et al. 1998 and Rose 1975
Sister taxa: Carpodaptes aulacodon, Carpodaptes cygneus, Carpodaptes hazelae, Carpodaptes hobackensis, Carpodaptes rosei, Carpodaptes stonleyi
Type specimen: YPM-PU 20716, a mandible (right dentary with p4-m2)
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: Montana, Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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