Mammalia - Primates - Carpolestidae
Alternative combination: Carpodaptes nigridens
Synonyms: Carpolestes aquilae Simpson 1929, Litotherium complicatum Simpson 1929
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1928. A new mammalian fauna from the Fort Union of southern Montana. American Museum Novitates 297:1-15
Belongs to Carpolestes according to J. I. Bloch and P. D. Gingerich 1998
See also Gingerich 1987, Jepsen 1930, Rose 1975, Rose 1981, Simpson 1928 and Simpson 1929
Sister taxa: Carpolestes dubius, Carpolestes simpsoni, Carpolestes twelvemilensis
Type specimens:
- Carpolestes nigridens: Amer. Mus. No. 22159, a mandible (right ramus with P4, M1-2). Its type locality is Bear Creek, which is in a Clarkforkian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.
- Carpolestes aquilae:
- Litotherium complicatum:
Distribution:
• Cf1 of United States (1: Wyoming collection)
• Clarkforkian of United States (14: Montana, Wyoming)
• Paleocene of United States (3: Wyoming)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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