Microsyops latidens Cope 1882 (primate)

Mammalia - Primates - Microsyopidae

Alternative combination: Cynodontomys latidens

Synonyms: Notharctus cingulatus Loomis 1906, Notharctus palmidens Loomis 1906

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1882. Contributions to the history of the Vertebrata of the lower Eocene of Wyoming and New Mexico, made during 1881. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 20(111):139-197

Belongs to Microsyops according to G. F. Gunnell 1989

See also Cope 1882, Gazin 1976, Gunnell 1985, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Matthew 1915, Osborn 1902 and Szalay 1969

Sister taxa: Microsyops angustidens, Microsyops annectens, Microsyops cardiorestes, Microsyops elegans, Microsyops knightensis, Microsyops kratos, Microsyops scottianus

Type specimens:

  • Microsyops latidens: AMNH No4195, a mandible (fragmentary lower jaw with left P4 and right M1-2).
  • Notharctus cingulatus:
  • Notharctus palmidens:

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (43: Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming collections)

Total: 43 collections each including a single occurrence

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