Mammalia - Cimolesta - Apatemyidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1921. New genera of Paleocene mammals. American Museum Novitates 13:1-7
Belongs to Labidolemur according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Matthew and Granger 1921
Sister taxa: Labidolemur kayi, Labidolemur major, Labidolemur serus
Type specimen: A.M.N.H. No. 17400, a mandible (lower jaws with incisors, M1 right and left, and alveoli of remaining teeth). Its type locality is Mason Pocket, which is in a Tiffanian fissure fill shale in Colorado.
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (8: Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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